Coconut oil is primarily composed of lauric acid (C12H24O2) which melts at 48.0 ∘C. Lauric acid has a specific heat capacity of 2.018 J g ∘ C and a heat of fusion of 36.6 k J m o l. How many grams of...

Coconut oil is primarily composed of lauric acid (C₁₂H₂₄O₂) which melts at 48.0 ∘C. Lauric acid has a specific heat capacity of 2.018 J g ∘ C and a heat of fusion of 36.6 k J m o l.

How many grams of ethanol (CH₃CH₂OH) will you need to heat up 100.0 g of lauric acid from 25 ∘C to its melting point and melt the lauric acid? The ΔH_reaction
for the combustion of ethanol (CH₃CH₂OH) is -1,370.7 kJ/mol.