SOLUTION: 5.00g of octane are burned in a bomb calorimeter containing 2.00 * 10 ^2 g H2O. How much energy in calories, is released if the water temperature increases 6.00C? Im stuck, I on

Question 242462: 5.00g of octane are burned in a bomb calorimeter containing 2.00 * 10 ^2 g H2O. How much energy in calories, is released if the water temperature increases 6.00C?
Im stuck, I ondt know if I should set this problem up like this? I know the answer I just keep getting a totally wrong one. Someone please show me the steps they used?
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a calorie (lower case c)
___ is the amount of heat (energy) to change the temperature of one gram of water, one degree Celcius

so the energy is the product of the mass of water and the temperature change
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