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Investigating the combustion of varying alcohols Aim To find the different rates for the combustion of alcohol. The aim is to find out how much energy is produced when burning these alcohols. Prediction As the alcohol burns, the temperature of the water will increase and the weight of the alcohol will decrease. This is due to evaporation that takes place because of the heat. Alcohols react with oxygen in the air to form water and carbon dioxide. The reaction that is involved in burning alcohols is exothermic because heat is given out. From this reason the reactant energy is higher than that of the product. I predict that the more bonds there are holding the carbon, oxygen and hydrogen atoms together; more energy will be required to break them apart. For example Ethanol has the formula C H OH. In this formula you have five C-H bonds, one C-C bond, one C-O bond and one...

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