An inference that was made was the Chex-Mix and the CHEEZ-IT burned the fastest, while the Marshmallow and Cheetos burned a tad bit slower. Another …show more content…
The underlining purpose of the experiment was to show that error is ok as long as you know what the flaws are and be able to explain they happened. The lab involved burning a Marshmallow, a CHEEZ-IT, a Cheeto, and A Chex. The heat from the burning snack food is then carried into the H2O and used to calculate the energy content. An improvement that could be made was a replacement for the paperclip; it was difficult to balance the paperclip and sample combination, a skewer connected to the table would be a better option. Another improvement could placing the sample inside a Coke Can that is cut in half with holes punctured-to keep the oxygen flow-then place the original Coke Can calorimeter on top of that to help trap in more of the heat producing a more accurate