Pressure and Volume in a Bomb Calorimeter
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Mary Becerra 2D
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Pressure and Volume in a Bomb Calorimeter
In a calorimeter, since w = -PdeltaV and deltaV=0 and w=0 does that mean that P=0. Or does that imply that the change in P would be 0?
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Evelyn L 1H
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Re: Pressure and Volume in a Bomb Calorimeter
External pressure is only zero in a vacuum. In a calorimeter, it doesn't matter what Pext is because it's being multiplied by delta V which is zero.
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