When a 6.50 g sample of solid NaOH dissolves in 100.0g of water in a coffee-cup calorimeter, the temperature rises from 21.6°C to 37.8°C. Calculate the ∆H (in kJ/mol NaOH) for the solution process. (Assume the specific heat of the solution formed is 4.18 J/g-K)
NaOH(s) ® Na+ (aq)+ OH–(aq)
