Instant cold packs often used to ice athletic injuries on


Instant cold packs, often used to ice athletic injuries on the field, contain ammonium nitrate and water separated by a thin plastic divider. When the divider is broken, the ammonium nitrate dissolves according to the following endothermic reaction: NH4NO3(s)-->NH4 ^+(aq) + NO3^-(aq). In order to measure the enthalpy change for this reaction, 1.25 g of NH4NO3 is dissolved in enough water to make 25.0 mL of solution. The initial temperature is 25.8 degrees C and the final temperature (after the solid dissolves) is 21.9 degrees C. Calculate the change in enthalpy for the reaction. (Use 1.0g/mL as the density of the solution and 4.18 J/g . degrees C as the specific heat capacity.) Express the answer to TWO significant figures.

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