EXPERIMENT 1 Post Lab discussion

THE BUNSEN FLAME

Luminous Flame
• with air hole CLOSED
• yellow/ orange outer cone
with inner blue color
• About 1000C
Non-luminous Flame
• with air hole open
• transparent to blue color
• About 1500C
 Which method is more appropriate to use
when heating samples?

Blue flame or to keep the air hole open when

heating samples.
Blue flame is hotter, thus, it will take lesser time
to heat samples as compared to using a yellow
flame.
Also, using the yellow flame produces black soot
at the bottom of the test tube.
Q3: Is the density of the metal ball
calculated using Method 1 the same as the
density computed using Method 2? Account
for any difference.

Answer may vary. If the students followed the

procedure correctly, they should be able to
obtain almost the same values for both
methods.
Based on your data, are your measurements
precise? Explain your answer.

Students may cite their data from Table 1.3. If their

data for both trials are close to one another, then they
may conclude that their measurements are precise
Are your measurements accurate? Explain.

Students may cite the %error they obtained. If their

% error is very low or close to 0, then they may
conclude that their measurements are accurate.
 Is there a significant difference in the
density of the solid between the two
methods? Which method is preferable to use
for density determination of solid? Why?

If students followed the procedures correctly

and their computations are correct, then there
should be no significant difference in the
density of the solid between the two methods.
For regularly-shaped solids, it is preferable to use
the linear measurement method. Actual
measurements (dimensions) are obtained from the
object itself and substituted in the formula.
For irregularly-shaped solids, it is preferable to
use the water displacement method since it is
difficult or sometimes not possible to measure the
dimensions of the object.
When measuring the temperature of a liquid, it is
necessary to keep the bulb of the thermometer
away from the walls of the beaker to correctly
measure the temperature of the liquid.

The walls of the beaker has a different

temperature as that of the liquid, thus it would
affect the measurement if the bulb of the
thermometer touches the walls.