TITLE: The power of a Bunsen burner.

(Planning &Design)
AIM: To find the power of a Bunsen burner.
APPARATUS: Bunsen burner, beaker, stopwatch, tripod, thermometer, water.
DIAGRAM:

METHOD:
1) Determine the mass of the beaker
2) Fill it with 250 cm3 of water and 4 blocks of ice, then determine its
mass.
3) Take the initial temperature of the water with the ice.
4) Place the beaker on the tripod stand as shown in the diagram.
5) Light the Bunsen burner and start stopwatch
6) Heat the water to 100 degrees and record the temperature of the
water every 30 seconds.
7) Work out the temperature rise.
VARIABLES: Independent- Volume of water
Dependent-Temperature of water
Controlled- Ice cubes

DATA ANALYSIS: Specific heat capacity is the amount of heat required to

increase the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1 C, E =mc. Specific
heat capacity of water = 4,200 Jkg-1
Power is the rate of energy transfer. P= E/t.

CONCLUSION: The power of a Bunsen burner was found to be

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PROBLEM STATEMENT: Hennery noticed he could float well in the sea. He
decided to try to impress Sophia in the pool. He noticed he couldnt float as
well.
HYPOTHESIS: It is easier to float in sea water.
AIM:To determine if it is easier to float in sea water or pool water.
APPARATUS: Sea water, pool water, 2 beakers, one lime,
DIAGRAM:

METHOD:
1) Clean two beakers and dry it properly.
2) Place both beakers on a stable table
3) Fill it with 300cm^3 each; one with water from a pool, B1 and another
4)
5)
6)
7)

with sea water (add salt to water if sea water is unavailable), B2.
Place the lime in the beaker with pool water, B1.
Determine whether or not it floats.
Remove the lime from B1 and dry properly.
Repeat steps 4 and 5 using the beaker with sea water, B2.

DATA ANALYSIS: Density is the ratio of the mass to the volume of a

substance, it determines whether the substance will float or sink. D= m/v
Unit: kgm . An object floats its density is less than that of the liquid it is
placed in but sinks if its density is greater than the density of the liquid. Salt
water has a higher density than pool water; the lime has a lower density than
the salt water but more than the pool so it will float in the salt water. Also,
buoyancy plays a part in flotation, it is determined by two forces, upward
force; equal to weight of liquid the object displaces, and downward force;
equal to weight of object. When an object is neutrally buoyant in salt water it
will sink when placed in pool water. Objects are positively buoyant in salt
water since the weight of the object is exactly equal to the weight of the
water it displaces and both upward and downward forces are equal however
when placed in pool the weight of the water decreases and the downward
force on the object will be greater than the upward force causing it to be
negatively buoyant.
CONCLUSION: It was found to be that objects float better in ________________
due to _________________.