Question

Heat capacity of a Bomb calorimeter is given by _______

(a) CV

(b) CP

(c) CM

(d) CB

The question was asked in homework.

Enquiry is from Thermodynamics in section Thermodynamics of Chemistry – Class 11

Answer 1

The correct choice is (a) CV

To explain I would say: A bomb calorimeter operates at a constant volume i.e. it is an isochoric process. So the heat capacity is CV which represents heat capacity at constant volume. While CP represents heat capacity at constant pressure.