Energy lab by Christian Brown

How much energy does gas and oil have.

cbrown35 — 2015-01-27 15:52:02 UTC

By: Christian,Brent

hypothesis before test

cbrown35 — 2015-01-27 15:52:22 UTC

Diesel will have more energy because it has a higher burning temperature.

Procedure

cbrown35 — 2015-01-27 15:54:37 UTC

We will make a Calorimeter and burn each one of are sorces induvidually.

Method

cbrown35 — 2015-01-28 16:20:17 UTC

First you will gain access to gasoline, motor oil, and diesel fuel. After you have gained all of that you need to make a calorimeter,

then to make a calorimeter you will need to take a 48 ounce coffee can clean it out and put four holes in the bottom sides of the can,

after that you will need to get a ring stand with circle rings to clamp on it, you will also need a flask with water in it prefered 20 ml, with placing the first circle ring on the stand you need to make sure that a bunsen burner can fit under that without going through the middle of the circle ring stand, then you need to place the coffee can on that circle stand, after that place your substance in a crucible, but just a couple of drops of your substance, after that place the crucible in the coffee can right in the middle, then take the other circle ring stand and place it above the coffee can, put the flask of 20 ml of water on that ring stand, from there you will need to get a thermometer and take the temperature of the water before the test and after the test. Once everything is setup you will need to light the bunsen burner so that the substance in the crucible will heat up and burn

gasoline

cbrown35 — 2015-01-29 16:11:47 UTC

The starting temperature of the gasoline was 68.3 degrees fahrenheit.

the starting temperature of the water is 68 degrees fahrenheit.

the ending temperature was a 143 degrees fahrenheit, but the gas didn't burn it evaporated in the dish.

oil

cbrown35 — 2015-01-29 16:25:16 UTC

the starting temperature of the water for oil was 73.2, the ending temperature of the oil is 98 degrees fahrenheit.

the results

cbrown35 — 2015-01-29 16:36:08 UTC

The results show that oil will burn the longest at a lower temperature. The gasoline didn't burn it evaporated into fumes.

Hypothesis after test

cbrown35 — 2015-01-29 16:38:14 UTC

I reject my hypothesis because the oil burned the longest and at the lowest temperature, so my conclusion is oil will burn the longest and at a lower temperature.

cbrown35 — 2015-02-05 16:25:01 UTC