In a coffee-cup calorimeter, 3.20 g of NH4NO3 is mixed with 86.00 g of water at an initial temperature of 23.53°C. After dissolution of the salt, the final temperature of the calorimeter contents is 21.32°C. Assuming the solution has a heat capacity of 4.184 J/g °C and assuming no heat loss to the calorimeter, calculate the enthalpy change for the dissolution of NH4NO3 in units of kJ/mol. to ra

In a coffee-cup calorimeter, 3.20 g of NH4NO3 is mixed with 86.00 g of water at an initial temperature of 23.53°C. After dissolution of the salt, the final temperature of the calorimeter contents is 21.32°C. Assuming the solution has a heat capacity of 4.184 J/g °C and assuming no heat loss to the calorimeter, calculate the enthalpy change for the dissolution of NH4NO3 in units of kJ/mol. to ra

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