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Naphthalene combustion can be used to calibrate the heat capacity of a bomb calorimeter. The heat of combustion of naphthalene is -40.1 kJ/g. When 0.8210 g of naphthalene was burned in a calorimeter containing 1,000. g of water, a temperature rise of 4.21 \circ C was observed. What is the heat capacity of the bomb calorimeter excluding the water


A) 1.76 kJ/ \circ C
B) 3.64 kJ/ \circ C
C) 7.8 kJ/ \circ C
D) 15.3 kJ/ \circ C
E) 32.9 kJ/ \circ C

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