Enthalpy of combustiion of methanol..

Enthalpy of combust on of methanol

Procedure:: Procedure 1..record iiniitiial mass of burner +methanol 1 record n t al mass of burner +methanol 2..record mass of the water + beaker 2 record mass of the water + beaker 3..Place 25- 30 ml of water iin the beaker.. 3 Place 25- 30 ml of water n the beaker 4..Posiitiion a thermometer so that the bulb iis 4 Pos t on a thermometer so that the bulb s suspended iin the miiddle volume of water.. suspended n the m ddle volume of water 5.. record (T ) of the water 5 record (T ) of the water
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6..Now place a known quantiity of methanol 6 Now place a known quant ty of methanol fuel iinto the spiiriit burner.. fuel nto the sp r t burner 7..Liight the wiick on the spiiriit burner.. Thiis wiill 7 L ght the w ck on the sp r t burner Th s w ll burn the fuel and heat the water.. burn the fuel and heat the water 8..When the temperature of the water has 8 When the temperature of the water has riisen about 55-60 degrees C extiinguiish the r sen about 55-60 degrees C ext ngu sh the spiiriit burner and record the fiiniial sp r t burner and record the f n al temperature of the water.. temperature of the water 9..record the fiinal mass of the burner 9 record the f nal mass of the burner +methanol +methanol 10.. 10 CH OH+ 3/2O CO +2H O ((thiis procedure was ffollllowed ffor CH OH+ 3/2O CO +2H O th s procedure was o owed or
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each of the fuels) each of the fuels)