DATA AND RESULTS

Table 1 Raw Data Taken from the Experiment

Weight of Spherical Candy at Four Different Temperatures, g

Time, min
10°C 20°C 30°C 40°C
0 4.7892 6.0751 6.1961 6.2629
2 3.9555 4.9988 4.5141 4.2677
4 3.0678 3.9649 3.1534 2.6764
6 2.0904 2.9980 1.8662 1.3071
8 1.3566 2.1635 0.9847 0.3679
10 0.7924 1.3658 0.2727 0.0314
12 0.3586 0.7949 0.0410
14 0.1332 0.4155

Table 1 presents the recorded mass over time at different temperatures. Tables 2-5 that follows
present the treatment of the data acquired from the experiment. The cube-root mass of the lollipop for
each interval and temperature is obtained through Excel to be plotted against

Table 2 Treatment of the Mass of the Lollipop Taken at 10°C

Mass of Candy with

Minute Seconds Time Mass of Candy (Mass of Candy)1/3
Stick
0 0 0.00 5.1143 4.7892 1.685599232
2 0 120.00 4.2806 3.9555 1.581492474
4 0 240.00 3.3929 3.0678 1.45303368
6 0 360.00 2.4155 2.0904 1.278624825
8 0 480.00 1.6817 1.3566 1.107007605
10 0 600.00 1.1175 0.7924 0.925368735
12 0 720.00 0.6837 0.3586 0.710455305
14 0 840.00 0.4583 0.1332 0.510702607
Mass of Stick 0.3251
Slope -0.00142203
Std Error of Coefficient 5.8179E-05
R2 0.99005697
Y-Intercept 1.753788653
Std Error of Y Estimate 0.029205398
 2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2
Mass^1/3

0.8

0.6
y = -0.0014x + 1.7538
R² = 0.9901
0.4

0.2

0
0.00 100.00 200.00 300.00 400.00 500.00 600.00 700.00 800.00 900.00 1000.00
Time, sec

Figure 1. Plot of time versus mass1/3 at T = 10°C

Table 3 Treatment of the Mass of the Lollipop Taken at 20°C

Mass of Candy with

Minute Seconds Time Mass of Candy (Mass of Candy)1/3
Stick
0 0 0.00 6.4 6.0751 1.82467061
2 0 120.00 5.3237 4.9988 1.709839138
4 0 240.00 4.2898 3.9649 1.582744256
6 0 360.00 3.3229 2.998 1.441928999
8 0 480.00 2.4884 2.1635 1.293358634
10 0 600.00 1.6907 1.3658 1.109504419
12 0 720.00 1.1198 0.7949 0.926340885
14 0 840.00 0.7404 0.4155 0.746203032
Mass of Stick 0.3249
Slope -0.00129316
Std Error of Coefficient 4.6114E-05
R2 0.99242803
Y-Intercept 1.872451005
Std Error of Y Estimate 0.023148986
 2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2
Mass^1/3

y = -0.0013x + 1.8725
1
R² = 0.9924
0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0
0.00 100.00 200.00 300.00 400.00 500.00 600.00 700.00 800.00 900.00
Time, sec

Figure 2. Plot of time versus mass1/3 at T = 20°C

Table 4 Treatment of the Mass of the Lollipop Taken at 30°C

Mass of Candy with

Minute Seconds Time Mass of Candy (Mass of Candy)1/3
Stick
0 0 0.00 6.5328 6.1961 1.836705273
2 0 120.00 4.8508 4.5141 1.652686166
4 0 240.00 3.4901 3.1534 1.466424432
6 0 360.00 2.2029 1.8662 1.231173885
8 0 480.00 1.3214 0.9847 0.994873767
10 0 600.00 0.6094 0.2727 0.6484777
12 0 720.00 0.3777 0.0410 0.344821724
Mass of Stick 0.3367
Slope -0.00207012
Std Error of Coefficient 0.00011081
R2 0.98587582
Y-Intercept 1.913125233
Std Error of Y Estimate 0.047944071
 2.5

2
y = -0.0021x + 1.9131
R² = 0.9859
1.5
Mass^1/3

0.5

0
0.00 100.00 200.00 300.00 400.00 500.00 600.00 700.00 800.00
Time, sec

Figure 3. Plot of time versus mass1/3 at T = 30°C

Table 5 Treatment of the Mass of the Lollipop Taken at 40°C

Mass of Candy with

Minute Seconds Time Mass of Candy (Mass of Candy)1/3
Stick
0 0 0.00 6.5778 6.2629 1.843282185
2 0 120.00 4.5826 4.2677 1.622051458
4 0 240.00 2.9913 2.6764 1.388407679
6 0 360.00 1.6220 1.3071 1.093376172
8 0 480.00 0.6828 0.3679 0.716544658
10 0 600.00 0.3463 0.0314 0.315483427
Mass of Stick 0.3149
Slope -0.00253584
Std Error of Coefficient 0.00016149
R2 0.98403716
Y-Intercept 1.923944194
Std Error of Y Estimate 0.058671733
 2.5

1.5 y = -0.0025x + 1.925

Mass^1/3

R² = 0.9829

0.5

0
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Time, sec

Figure 4. Plot of time versus mass1/3 at T = 40°C

Table 6 Summary of Results

Temperature, °C /
10 °C / 283.15 K 20 °C / 293.15 K 30 °C / 303.15 K 40 °C / 313.15 K
Kelvin
T-1 0.003531697 0.003411223 0.003298697 0.003193358
Slope -0.001422031 -0.00129316 -0.002070124 -0.002535844
Rate Constant 0.001422031 0.00129316 0.002070124 0.002535844
ln(Rate Constant) -6.555669023 -6.650666337 -6.180146539 -5.977228674
Intercept (m0)1/3 1.753788653 1.872451005 1.913125233 1.923944194
5.394258658 6.56494947 7.002130483 7.121597299
m0
Average: 6.520733977
Half-life (t1/2) 254.4287933 298.7144793 190.6536218 156.5193449
 -5

-5.2

-5.4

-5.6 y = -1936.3x + 0.1628

ln(Rate Constant)

R² = 0.7947
-5.8

-6

-6.2

-6.4

-6.6

-6.8
0.00315 0.0032 0.00325 0.0033 0.00335 0.0034 0.00345 0.0035 0.00355
1/T

Figure 5. Plot of 1/T versus ln(Rate Constant) for the Arrhenius Activation Energy Determination

Table 6 Final Results from the Plot and Calculations

Slope -1936.347626
Std Error of Coefficient 695.8827026
R2 0.7947189
Y-intercept 0.162767716
Std Error of Y Estimate 2.338938823
R, J/mol K 8.3144621
Ea, J/mol 16099.68895
Ea, kJ/mol 16.09968895