Name: Callos, Karyl Rachel Group No.

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De Leon, April Alyssa Date Performed: November 28, 2022
Furio, Yan Rose Date Submitted: December 16, 2022
Maribong, Renz Edlin
Mirante, Gerome
Course/Year/Section: BSCE-1A
Instructor/Professor: Mr. Anlee Refuerzo

GUIDE SHEET
EXPERIMENT 4: HEAT OF COMBUSTION

SET – UP

Figure 1. Setup for Heat of Combustion

A. Setup for Ethanol

Figure 2. Heat of Combustion Setup for Ethanol

B. Setup for Propanol

Figure 3. Heat of Combustion Setup for Propanol

C. Setup for Butanol

Figure 4. Heat of Combustion Setup for Butanol

DATA AND RESULTS:

ETHANOL PROPANOL BUTANOL

Mass of aluminum can 14 g 13 g 14.15 g

Mass of water 298.5 g 302 g 298.55 g

Mass of capped alcohol lamp filled 140.35 g 135.25 g 110.5 g

with alcohol before burning

Mass of capped alcohol lamp filled 136.7 g 132.1 g 109.55 g

with alcohol after burning

Mass of alcohol burnt 3.65 g 3.15 g 0.95 g

Molar Mass of Alcohol 46.07g/mol 60.10g/mol 74.12g/mol

Initial Temperature of water (T1) 31 oC 31 oC 31 oC

Final Temperature of water (T2) 54oC 50 oC 50 oC

(▲H) Experimental -359 kJ/mol -480 kJ/mol -1850 kJ/mol

(▲H) Theoretical -1234.8kJ/mol -1845.2kJ/mol -2450.2 kJ/mol

Percent Error 70.93 % 73.99 % 24.50 %

COMPUTATIONS

ETHANOL:
PROPANOL:

O
BUTANOL:

O
QUESTIONS/APPLICATIONS:

1. Draw a graph showing the number of carbon atoms (x-axis) and heats of combustion (y-axis)

2. Make a generalization on the relationship between the number of carbon atoms and heat of combustion
based on the graph.
- The number of carbon atoms is directly proportional to the heat of combustion as the enthalpy of
combustion increases, the number of carbon atoms also increases. There is a difference in the amount
of energy required for breaking bonds and the amount released when new bonds are formed. If the
bonds are stronger than the broken ones, the energy released will be larger than the energy invested.
Therefore, the enthalpy change should be increasing because the more carbons the alcohol has, the
more bonds will be formed.

3. Based on the obtained heat of combustion, which among the three alcohols is the best fuel? Why?

- Butanol, because in order to be considered as the best fuel is to have higher heat combustion and as well as the
mass (or volume) of the substance after combustion. Since Butanol has the highest among them, therefore, it is
the best fuel.
4. A quantity of 1.435 g of naphthalene (C10H8), a pungent-smelling substance used in moth repellents, was burned in
a constant-volume calorimeter. Consequently, the temperature of water rose from 20.28°C to 25.95°C. If the heat
capacity of the bomb plus water was 10.17 kJ/°C, calculate the heat of combustion of naphthalene on a molar basis; that
is, find the molar heat of combustion.
 5. A 0.5786 g of unknown substance is burned in a constant – volume bomb calorimeter that has a heat
capacity of 1.674 kJ/°C. After the reaction, the temperature increased by 1.432°C. Find the heat given-off by
the burning of the unknown, in kJ/g.

References:
Chemistry Internal Assessment. (n.d.) Relationship between enthalpy of combustion and number of carbons in simple
alcohols belonging to the same homologous series. San Francisco de Paula Science Department.
https://www.sciencesfp.com/uploads/2/1/5/9/21597828/investigation_8b_e.pdf

TUP-M Department of Chemistry. (2020, October 1). TUP-M Dept. of Chemistry Virtual Lab - Heat of Combustion
[Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HWGgLIYRn4&t=542s