A
sample of the sugar D-ribose (C5H10O5) of mass 0.727g was placed in
calorimeter and then ignited in the presence of excess oxygen. The
temperature rose by 0.910K. In a separate experiment in the same
calorimeter, the combustion of 0.917g of benzoic acid (C7H6O2), for
which the internal energy of combustion is -3226kJ/mol, gave a
temperature rise of 1.940K. Calculate the enthalpy of formation of
D-ribose. Here, the enthalpies of formation of CO2(g) and H2O(l)
are -393.51kJ/mol and -285.83kJ/mol, respectively.