Calories

For fuels it is quite usual to employ kilocalories per kilogram as a measure of calorific value while for foods the unit used is kilocalories per gram. This, however, is often abbreviated to Calories , so that a value for carbohydrates of 4-1 Calories per gram is 4100 calories per gram. 

The illustrative data presented in Table VII-3 indicate that the total surface energy may amount to a few tenths of a calorie per gram for particles on the order of 1 /xm in size. When the solid interface is destroyed, as by dissolving, the surface energy appears as an extra heat of solution, and with accurate calorimetry it is possible to measure the small difference between the heat of solution of coarse and of finely crystalline material. 

An excellent example of work of this type is given by the investigations of Benson and co-workers [127, 128]. They found, for example, a value of = 276 ergs/cm for sodium chloride. Accurate calorimetry is required since there is only a few calories per mole difference between the heats of solution of coarse and finely divided material. The surface area of the latter may be determined by means of the BET gas adsorption method (see Section XVII-5). 

One might expect the frequency factor A for desorption to be around 10 sec (note Eq. XVII-2). Much smaller values are sometimes found, as in the case of the desorption of Cs from Ni surfaces [133], for which the adsorption lifetime obeyed the equation r = 1.7x 10 exp(3300// r) sec R in calories per mole per degree Kelvin). A suggested explanation was that surface diffusion must occur to desorption sites for desorption to occur. Conversely, A factors in the range of lO sec have been observed and can be accounted for in terms of strong surface orientational forces [134]. 

The SI Systeme International d Unites) unit of energy is the joule (J) An older unit is the calorie (cal) Most or game chemists still express energy changes in units of kilocalories per mole (1 kcal/mol = 4 184 kJ/mol)... 

Artificial sweeteners are a billion dollar per year industry The primary goal is of course to maxi mize sweetness and minimize calories We II look at the following three sweeteners to give us an over view of the field... 

All three of these are hundreds of times sweeter than sucrose and variously described as low calorie or nonnutritive sweeteners... 

Amplification factor IX Calorie, international steam calj-j... 

For benzene at 25°C this becomes AU = 33,900 - 8.314 (298) = 31,400 J mol". The molar volume of a compound is given by V° = (molecular weight)/ (density). For benzene at 25°C, this becomes V° = 78.0/0.879 = 88.7 cm mol". Tlie cohesive energy density is simply the ratio AUy/V°, but in evaluating this numerically, the question of units arises. By convention, these are usually expressed in calories per cubic centimeter, so we write... 

At one time or another, all of us have tangled with problems of units, but generally these decrease in severity and frequency with experience. Advanced students juggle kilograms and grams, centimeters and angstroms, joules and calories, and rarely fumble in the process. Electrical units are sometimes more troublesome. 

So far, so good. The situation is really no different, say, than the ideal gas law, in which the gas constant is numerically different and has different units depending on the units chosen for p and V, The unit change in Example 10.1 is analogous to changing the gas constant from liter-atmospheres to calories it is apparent that one system is physically more meaningful than another in specific problems. Several considerations interfere with this straightforward parallel, however, and cause confusion ... 

Massive studies of the health problems associated with fats have included the Anti-Coronary Club study in New York City (2), the Framingham study (3) in Massachusetts, and the Chicago study (4). These studies were financed by the United States federal government and supported by the Surgeon General s office, which issued a statement recommending that the fat component of the diet be reduced from an estimated 40% of calories to 30% (5). 

According to the Foe d Labeling and Education Act (1992), low calorie must contain less than 40 calories per serving and 100 grams of food reduced... 

Gum tragacanth is obtained from the large tap root and branches of a small perennial shmb found in the Middle East, especially Iran. Chemically, it is a mixture of water-insoluble polysaccharides. It is stable to heat, acidity, and aging, and is used extensively in pourable low calorie salad dressings. 

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