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Sulfur (2.56 g) was burned in a constant volume calorimeter with excess O2(g). The temperature increased from 21.25 °C to 26.72 °C. The bomb has a heat capacity of 923 J/K, and the calorimeter contained 815 g of water. Calculate ΔU per mole of SO2 formed for the reaction
S8(s) + 8 O2(g) → 8 SO2(g)