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ES 10A Lab Act 3 Fuels and Combustion

1) The document describes a lab activity on determining the molar heat of combustion of ethanol and propanol through simulating an experiment. 2) Students will watch a video of an experiment conducted in Australia to approximate the molar heat of combustion of ethanol. 3) They will then answer questions about possible sources of error in the experimental values, write the balanced combustion equations for ethanol and propanol, and calculate the molar heat of combustion of propanol using given experimental data.

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ES 10A Lab Act 3 Fuels and Combustion

1) The document describes a lab activity on determining the molar heat of combustion of ethanol and propanol through simulating an experiment. 2) Students will watch a video of an experiment conducted in Australia to approximate the molar heat of combustion of ethanol. 3) They will then answer questions about possible sources of error in the experimental values, write the balanced combustion equations for ethanol and propanol, and calculate the molar heat of combustion of propanol using given experimental data.

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ES 10A: Chemistry for Engineers LAB | Lab Activity 3 Page 1 of 2

ES 10A
FUELS AND COMBUSTION
Lab Activity 3
Molar Heat of Combustion of Certain Alcohols

Objectives
⦁ To simulate an experiment on the determination of the molar heat of combustion of
ethanol and propanol
⦁ To derive balanced chemical equations representing the combustion of ethanol and
propanol

Introduction
Combustion reactions can be observed from biological processes inside the human body to
industrial processes in different sectors of society. In the human body, the combustion of
carbohydrates and fat happen on a daily basis. These substances may not be hydrocarbons, but
they undergo a similar type of combustion reaction. For instance, the combustion of glucose ( )
is shown below:

For this lab activity, you will be observing a Chemistry professor in Australia as he conducts
an experiment to approximate the molar heat of combustion of ethanol ( ).

Instructions

1. Watch the video on the link posted in the Google Classroom about the Molar Heat of
Combustion of Ethanol.
2. Answer the questions on the Data Sheet.

Reference
Col Harrison. (2017, November 17). Experiment 3 Molar heat of combustion of ethanol [Video].
YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOwoLI8fH20

AY 2021-2022 1st Semester D. A. Agbayani, C. G. Racho


ES 10A: Chemistry for Engineers LAB | Lab Activity 3 Page 2 of 2

Name: CLATA, JOHN ROLDAN Date: SEPTEMBER 30,2021

DELA CRUZ, PRINCESS JOANNA

TAGLUCOP, CARL JAYSON

TAGANAS, QUEENE FAYETH

Section: BSME 1B Group #: 5

ES 10A
FUELS AND COMBUSTION
Activity 3 Data Sheet
Molar Heat of Combustion of Certain Alcohols

Questions
1. In your own words, what were the possible sources of error that resulted in a large
difference in the experimental and theoretical values of the molar heat of combustion
of ethanol?

The following maybe the possible sources of error that resulted in a large
difference in the experiment and theoretical values; Heat lost to the environment,
cross of winds or simply the direction of the air, water evaporation, uneven heating
of H2O, imperfect energy transfer, and inaccuracy of the thermometer.

2. Write the balanced chemical equation for the combustion of ethanol.

C2H5OH(l)+3O2(g)⟶2CO2(g)+3H2O(g)

3. Assume another experiment was conducted using propanol with the following
experimental results.

Table 1. Data Gathered for the Combustion of Propanol


Water

V 100ml

T initial 270C

T final 670C

Propanol

mlamp,initial 100g

mlamp.final 97.92g
Calculate the molar heat of combustion of propanol using the same method in the
video. Compare it with the theoretical value you can gather from a reliable source and
calculate the % error.

4. Write the balanced chemical equation for the combustion of propanol

2C3H8O(l)+9O2(g)⟶6CO2(g)+8H2O(1)

` AY 2021-2022 1st Semester D. A. Agbayani, C. G. Racho

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