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Investigating enthalpy Change - During this investigation I will be burning a selection of different alcohol's to heat a container of water.
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Investigating enthalpy Change During this investigation I will be burning a selection of different alcohol's to heat a container of water. I will be burning four alcohols, methanol, ethanol, propanol and butanol. The aim of the experiment is to find out how much energy is produced when these alcohols are burnt and to see if there's a relation between how many, and how strong the bonds are between molecules in the elements burnt, and how quickly the water is heated up. To put it simply, we will see if the enthalpy would increase per extra CH? added Any form of burning is an exothermic reaction; this means that heat is given out as a result. This means that the reactants energy is higher than that of the product. Alcohols react with oxygen in the air to form water and carbon dioxide. The energy is given out when new bonds are...
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