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A student set up the apparatus shown in the diagram below to investigate the energy released by different liquid biofuels.

Experimental setup for calorimetry

In one experiment, the complete combustion of 385 mg385 \text{ mg}385 mg of butan-1-ol (C4H9OH\text{C}_4\text{H}_9\text{OH}C4​H9​OH) increased the temperature of 125 g125 \text{ g}125 g of water in the copper calorimeter from 19.1 ∘C19.1\text{ }^\circ\text{C}19.1 ∘C to 39.8 ∘C39.8\text{ }^\circ\text{C}39.8 ∘C.

Calculate a value, in kJ mol−1\text{kJ mol}^{-1}kJ mol−1, for the enthalpy of combustion of butan-1-ol from this experiment. Give your answer to the appropriate number of significant figures.

(The specific heat capacity of water is 4.18 J K−1 g−14.18 \text{ J K}^{-1} \text{ g}^{-1}4.18 J K−1 g−1)

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