A. Experimental calculations of the enthalpy of combustion of various fuels
In the experiment below, 50 cm3 of water was heated with different fuels in a spirit burner for 1 minute. As well as a table of the data and calculations you will also find graphs of temperature change per minute and of experimental v literature values for enthalpy of combustion for three alcohols.
B. Determining the time taken for a set temperature rise
In this version of the same experiment, instead of determining the temperature rise for a fixed heating time, we determined the time taken to achieve a fixed temperature rise.