alleryStart learning →Why is no work done in a bomb calorimeter, even with gases involved?
AIts wall is conducting
BIts pressure stays at zero
CIts gases cannot expand
DIts volume is fixed, ΔV = 0
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Its volume is fixed, ΔV = 0
The sealed steel bomb has a fixed volume, so pΔV work is zero and the heat measured is ΔU.
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