YEAR 12 PRACTICAL 13 DETERMINING THE ENTHALPY OF COMBUSTION OF ETHANOL Method: 1. 2. 3. . #. &. (. *.

Using a measuring cylinder, pour 100 cm3 of water into a copper calorimeter. Mount the calorimeter on a clamp stand and record its initial temperature. Take a spirit burner containing ethanol and record its mass to two decimal places with the lid on. !emo"e the lid and place the spirit burner under the calorimeter. $ight the spirit burner and allow it to heat the copper calorimeter until the temperature of the water has increased by 30 o%. 'ut out the spirit burner by putting the lid back on. )eigh the spirit burner again and record the loss in mass. !epeat the e+periment and note the a"erage loss in mass.

Ana !"#": 1. 2. 3. Use the e,uation , - mc.T to calculate the heat transferred from the spirit burner to the water. Use the change in mass of the spirit burner to calculate the number of moles of ethanol used. /ence calculate the enthalpy of combustion of ethanol.

E$a %at#on: 1. 2. 3. 0dentify the main source of error in this e+periment. )rite an e,uation for the enthalpy of combustion of ethanol. Using the following a"erage bond dissociation enthalpies to estimate the enthalpy of combustion of ethanol 1%-2 3*0#, 24/ 3 &3, %4% 33 (, %4/ 3 13, 2-2 3 5*, %42 33#*, all in k6mol417