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Combustion Of Candle Synthesis
In this lab, I calculated the heat of combustion of paraffin (candle wax) by burning a candle and holding a calorimeter (a soda can) filled with 98.7 mL of water above the flame. The heat released by the candle was absorbed by the water in the can. It was important to place the metal chimney around the candle so that minimal amounts of heat would escape; having too much heat lost to the atmosphere would cause extra error in the calculations. The assumption made was that all heat released from the candle was absorbed by the water, and that none of the heat was lost to the air or absorbed by the can. The small holes at the bottom of the chimney allowed some oxygen to reach the flame, since oxygen was required to fuel the reaction. During the
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