Calculate the ΔH for the reaction of citric acid with sodium bicarbonate given that the volume of citric acid is 40.0 mL, the density of citric acid is 1.02 g/mL, specific heat of citric acid is 4.68 J/(g·°C), and the solution temperature decreased from 21.5°C to 6°C.
To determine the amount of heat transferred in the reaction we use ΔH = –msΔT.
