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Investigating the factors which affect the loss of energy from Alcohols.
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Investigating the factors which affect the loss of energy from Alcohols Aim + Planning: My aim for this experiment is to see the energy produced of different alcohols. I will use a number of different alcohols and try to see which ones give off the most heat and energy. An alcohol is a series of organic and homologous compounds and are just alkanes or alkenes. Alcohols burn in the air to form water and carbon dioxide. The reaction of burning the alcohols is exothermic. This is because heat is given out meaning that the reactants energy is higher than that of what is produced. The energy is given out when forming the bonds between the new water and carbon dioxide molecules. The amount energy given out from an exothermic reaction can be calculated by using the following formula: Mass of substance x rise in temperature x specific heat capacity ...
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