Chemical Change Lab

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Experiment 1: Heat Associated with Chemical Change In this experiment, the heat of combustion reaction of a wax candle was measured. First, a clean 7.7180 g metal can was obtained, and into it a 100 ml of cold water was placed. The mass of the can and water was measured to be 112.9789 g. For all temperature measurements, a calibrated thermistor connected to the LabWarksTM interface was used. The temperature of the cold water before heating was 17.8 °C. Further measurement, including the mass of the candle before heating was also recorded and equal to 7.1954 g. Moreover, an experimental setup was prepared by placing the metal can on a ring stand with clay triangle to hold it, the wax candle placed as close as possible to the candle, and the thermistor placed inside it to measure the water change in temperature. While burning the candle, and stirring the water with the thermistor, a …show more content…

First, 125ml Erlenmeyer flask with a rubber stopper that had a hole in it was immersed for ~ six minutes in a previously heated 200 ml of water. With the hot plate on, and after 6 minutes of boiling, the temperature of the boiling water was measured to be 98.0°C using calibrated thermistor connected to the LabWarksTM interface. Moreover, the flask was transferred into an upside position to an ice bath in a large beaker, it was immersed for ~five minutes where water drawn into the flask was observed. Using a thermistor, the temperature of the cold water was 3.2°C. Then, the volume of the water that was drawn into the flask was determined by transferring it into a 100ml graduated cylinder, it turned to have a volume of 42.0 ml. However, the volume of the full flask with the stopper in place was 155.0ml as the flask was filled with water to its neck, then poured it into the graduated

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