TBR OChem Typo?

[justadream]

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TBR Ochem Book II page 138 #89

They provide the deltaH in kcal/moles but then do the calculations in Joules.

Was there supposed to be a conversion factor (they didnt do any conversion)?

 

[DrknoSDN]

It's 4.184 joules per calorie. That may be something that you need to memorize for the MCAT. Heats are commonly given in both calories and joules but I don't have the book in front of me to see if it is an error.

 

[BerkReviewTeach]

Yeah, that was a typo in the table (it should have listed the values in kJ/mole). I think that was corrected in later editions of the book.