Energy and Fuels
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- Created on: 19-05-12 10:45
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Energy and Fuels
You can measure the amount of energy produced when a fuel is burnt by using a calorimetry (burning the fuel and using the flame to heat up water)
Method:
- Put 50g of water in the copper can and record its temperature
- Weight the spirit burner and lid
- Put the spirit burner under the can and light the wick
- Heat the water, stirring constantly, until the temperature reaches about 50`C
- Put out the flame and measure the final temperature of the water
- Weigh the spirit burner and lid again
How to work out energy per gram:
- Mass of spirit burner + lid before heating = 68.75g
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