Designing A Clorimeter: Combustion Of The Temperature Of Water

The dependent variable in the experiment was the temperature and energy absorbed by the water.

Calorimetry is the science of measuring the change in heat absorbed or released during a chemical reaction. The change in heat can tell us if the reaction is either exothermic - it released or heat into surroundings, or endothermic - it absorbed heat from surroundings. The device used to measure calorimetry is a calorimeter. A calorimeter can range from very expensive lab ones to coffee styrofoam cups but they are all tightly sealed in order to prevent heat from escaping.

The law, conservation of energy states that the total amount of energy within a system remains constant at all times, although energy within the system can be changed from one form to another. Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be transformed. The law of conservation of energy states that when energy is being used, it’s not being used up instead it’s being transformed from

Electromagnetic Radiation – A form of energy composed of waves of electric and magnetic changes (from electrically charged particles). It deals with

Kinetic energy is the energy an object possesses due to its motion. The difference between kinetic energy and potential energy is the kinetic energy is the energy of an object that is already in

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There are two types of energy: kinetic energy and potential energy. Kinetic energy is energy possessed due to motion, and potential motion is energy which

To improve the experiment, the methodology could be improved by having an efficient calorimeter to retain as much heat as possible, rather than just a tin can. Additionally, more trials for each of the experiments could be conducted to ensure correct and precise data is collected to determine more accurate conclusions.

Chemists refer to the energy stored in a substance as the heat content or enthalpy of the substance. The heat of reaction is determined by the difference in the enthalpy between the reactants and products.

Electromagnetic radiation is the radiant energy released by certain electromagnetic processes. The dual nature of EM radiation is where it can behave as a wave and also as a particle. Electromagnetic radiation interacts with matter when a photon of the light energy is absorbed by the electron in an atom then emitted out of the atom producing colored light the eye can see. Calorimetry is the science associated with determining the changes in energy of a system by measuring the heat exchanged with the surroundings.

Potential energy is when an object has potential to move but doesn’t. Potential energy could come from something as simple as a rubber band. The rubber band alone doesn’t have energy but when you are using your fingers to pull the rubber band back that causes the band to have potential energy. Kinetic energy is when an object is in motion. Let’s go back to the example of the rubber band when it is pulled back that is called potential energy. When the rubber band is pulled back and let

Energy, simply put, is the ability to work, move, and function. It is the force that causes things to happen as they do, such as an apple falling from a tree, or allowing movement in the human body(Energy- What Is It?, 1994). Energy is a very general term, and can therefore be sorted into many branches of fields; such as chemical energy, nuclear energy, or solar energy. However, the main two types of the force are called potential energy, and kinetic energy(Energy- What Is It?, 1994). Kinetic energy requires movement, while potential energy is stored within an object. In contrast to popular belief, energy is not a substance or object; rather, it refers to the state or condition of a substance/object(What Is Energy?, n.d.). Almost everything, if not everything, in the world possess some form of energy. For example, an average human participating in a race would hold kinetic energy, due to his/her’s mass and speed in relation to the ground. A pencil held in the hand of a young boy would hold potential energy, because of it’s condition of being able to fall when dropped. However, although energy is used many times each day, the used energy is never destroyed or used-up. This is because when energy is used, it is conserved in a way that allows energy molecules to be passed from one form to another; never being destroyed or created once more(What Is

All objects have energy because of their position, or where they are. When you hold a rubber ball above your head, it has potential energy, or saved energy. When you drop the ball, it falls to the ground because of gravity, and then it bounces back up. The potential energy in the ball turns into kinetic energy, or the energy of movement, when the ball falls and bounces.

We will be using 6 different fuels to heat up 100ml of water, and find out the changes of the temperature. We will measure the temperatures of the water before and after the experiment. We will burn heat the water for exactly 2 minutes, and check the changes in temperature. The change in temperature will allow us to work out the energy given off the fuel by using this formula:

Electromagnetic energy that comes from a source and is made up of electric and magnetic fields. Tis energy travels through a