Background Paper Have you ever been sitting there and just wondered about various things dealing with some things in chemistry known as calorimetry or thermochemistry? No, yes, maybe, well whatever your answer you were really thinking yes so I’m going to explain these topics to you in this paper, and teach you how they work so you can figure these things out if you ever run into them I a real life situation. We’re going to start off with calorimetry, going through all of the basic things such as what it actually is, how to write a calorimetry equation, and even what a calorimeter is and how to use one. Time to start off calorimetry in the best way: with the definition: because you should know what it is before learning other stuff about it. Calorimetry is the quantative measurement of the heat required or evolved during a chemical process and is just a general term for anything to do with this including finding the heat required to the equations used to figure everything out. Now that you know what calorimetry is we can move on to the calorimeter and how it works. A calorimeter is an instrument for measuring the heat of a reaction during a well-defined process. There are 2 different types of calorimeters, the first one being what is known as a bomb calorimeter. This is a more advanced calorimeter, it depicts constant volume using the internal energy change between the reactants and the products. This device is more accurate, but also more expensive, so just in case you ever need one but don’t have one of these, there is a simpler, cheaper calorimeter consisting of two foam cups, a thermometer, a glass stirrer and a cork stopper. This one measures constant pressure and the enthalpy change during the reaction. Like I said above, t... ... middle of paper ... ... combustion of paraffin wax through the use of calorimetry, and I believe that that was met. It was met with finding the heat of combustion with a 7% error. It could have been more accurate, but that will be discussed in a moment. The purpose of the lab was met by burning the candle and seeing a change in mass. The heat of combustion was then calculated using this and other data from the lab. So yes, I believe that the purpose of the lab was met during the course of the experiment. Now to talk about errors. The lab was completed, and the purpose met, but with a 7.14% error. This error could have been caused by different things. The candle could have been burned for too long, or not long enough, there could have been faulty measurements and various other things. Overall however I believe that this lab worked out fine and errors were almost minimalized.
Thermodynamics is essentially how heat energy transfers from one substance to another. In “Joe Science vs. the Water Heater,” the temperature of water in a water heater must be found without measuring the water directly from the water heater. This problem was translated to the lab by providing heated water, fish bowl thermometers, styrofoam cups, and all other instruments found in the lab. The thermometer only reaches 45 degrees celsius; therefore, thermodynamic equations need to be applied in order to find the original temperature of the hot water. We also had access to deionized water that was approximately room temperature.
There were no significant error factors that may have affected the arrangement of the lab experiment. Everything went smoothly with relative ease.
Discussion: The percent of errors is 59.62%. Several errors could have happened during the experiment. Weak techniques may occur.
Over the observed fifty seconds, there was a consistency among the temperatures. Without a calculated percent error, we are able to assume the average temperature was twenty-six degrees Celsius. There are factors that could have caused error to arise in our data collection. One factor could be that the temperature of the room was not consistent throughout the room. Another factor may have been the performance of the thermometer. The grasp in which the thermometer was held for procedure B may also be a factor.
Although Black’s discovery of carbon dioxide was said to lay the foundation for modern chemistry, it wasn’t the only discovery he is credited for. He was the first to conclude that heat and temperature were two different things. Black used water as a universal substance to show that heat is energy, in which may be transported through moving and colliding molecules and the idea that temperature is the measurement of the average motion or kinetic energy of the molecules. He demonstrated this with a bucket of ice monitored by temperature constantly. The ice continually melted, but the temperature remained constant. Black is also well known for his discovery of latent heat, the heat required to convert a solid into a liquid or vapor, or a liquid into a vapor, without change of temperature. Latent heat was con be expressed in two ways: the heat can be absorbed if the change involves solid to liquid or liquid to gas or the heat can be released if the change involves gas to liquid or liquid to solid. Black took this idea and developed “specific heat”, in which is defined as the measured amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a substance by a specified number of degrees.
To gain reliable results we needed a temperature rise of 50 degrees centigrade in the quickest time. possible. Then we can do it. Using the Propanol burner with different volumes of water we. tested the flame at varying distances under the calorimeter measured.
Distance between the wick and the base of the copper calorimeter: this distance will be 5cm measured using a ruler and adjusted if necessary. The fuel has been weighed correctly: The fuel will be weighed twice, to ensure accuracy. Make sure there is the right amount of water in the copper calorimeter: to make sure the correct amount of water is in the copper I will use a measuring cylinder, I will accurately fill it to 100cm. I will place the cylinder on a flat surface just to check that the measurement is correct. Make sure fresh water has been placed in the container, so that it isn’t still warm and that the copper calorimeter is also cooled down: by making sure that the water has been tipped away straight after the experiment, should hopefully be enough to make sure it will be replaced, also as we have to note the temperature of the water before we start, it should be noticeable.
Tf-Ti). Next, subtract the initial temperature, 25 degrees from the final temperature, 29 degrees putting the change in temperature at 4 °C. To calculate the heat absorbed by the water in calorimeter, use the formula (q = mCΔT). Plug in 50 mL for (m), 4.184 J for (C) and 4 °C for the initial temperature (ΔT), then multiply.
Experimental Summary: First, my partner and I put the marshmallow and cheese puff on T-pins and used the Electronic Balance to measure the mass of each of them. Next, we put 100 mL of water in the 100 mL Graduated Cylinder and poured it into the 12 oz. soda can. We measured the temperature of the water with the thermometer. After
The question that was proposed for investigation was: Can the theoretical, actual, and percent yields be determined accurately (Lab Guide pg. 83)?
In this lab, I determined the amount of heat exchanged in four different chemical reactions only using two different compounds and water. The two compounds used were Magnesium Hydroxide and Citric Acid. Both compounds were in there solid states in powder form. Magnesium Hydroxide was mixed with water and the change in heat was measured using a thermometer. The next reaction combined citric acid and magnesium hydroxide in water. The change in heat was measured as well. For the third reaction citric acid was placed in water to measure the change in heat. In the last reaction, citric acid was combined with water. The heat exchanged was again measured. It is obvious we were studying the calorimetry of each reaction. We used a calorimeter
This is expressed as Δ +ve (delta positive). If the total energy put in is less than the energy created, then the substance warms up (it is exothermic). This is expressed as Δ -ve (delta negative). I will investigate eight different alcohols using an alcohol or spirit burner, to measure the energy change during burning by measuring the change in temperature of some water held in a container.
By exposing the chocolate and the cookies before the light and heat of the 60-watt light bulb, the students will be able to progressively observe the process of the material melting and make records at every stage of the experiment. Using the 15 seconds step, the students can identify the melt temperature and time of the chocolate under the lab conditions as well as make and analyze their records in the final part of the experiment. The experiment is expected to establish, which of the chocolates and cookies melt faster, and make conclusions about the influence of the consumables ingredients on their physical properties. This corresponds with the TEK 112.11 (5B) procedure, which allows students to “observe, record, and discuss how materials can be changed by heating or
Possible sources of error in this experiment include the inaccuracy of measurements, as correct measurements are vital for the experiment.
Thermodynamics is the branch of science concerned with the nature of heat and its conversion to any form of energy. In thermodynamics, both the thermodynamic system and its environment are considered. A thermodynamic system, in general, is defined by its volume, pressure, temperature, and chemical make-up. In general, the environment will contain heat sources with unlimited heat capacity, allowing it to give and receive heat without changing its temperature. Whenever the conditions change, the thermodynamic system will respond by changing its state; the temperature, volume, pressure, or chemical make-up will adjust accordingly in order to reach its original state of equilibrium.