Why Do Alcohol Produce More Heat
Do alcohols mixed with a lower non-isomeric parent chain alcohol produce more heat?
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This EEI report addresses the claim that when alcohols are mixed with a lower non-isomeric parent chain alcohol, they will produce more heat. This was the basis of the experiment and the hypothesis that inspired it.
Background
Alcohols are a common substance found in everyday life. From petrol to spirits, alcohols are a substantial product used in normal everyday life. Alcohols range from a percent chain starting at one and commonly ending at twelve. Alcohols are named after the number of (OH) hydroxyl groups within them, Methanol being one, Ethanol containing two carbons and so on. For this experiment the alcohols used were Methanol, …show more content…
The tests with Ethanol being combined with 1-Propanol produced the results that were expected with only slight increase in heat produced. It was the combination of Methanol and 1-Propanol which produced results that were different from the theoretical result. When Methanol was only 25% of the total weight the heat produced was slightly greater than the expected result, however, it was when Methanol was the majority at 75% of the total weight that the results were significantly greater than the theoretical …show more content…
This can been seen in the results tables where Methanol was added into a mixture, with Methanol being the majority; that the heat produced was greater than the theoretical calculated results. This experiment proves the hypothesis to be true in case where Methanol is the lower parent chain.
The validity of this experiment is considered credible as the tests were repeated three time each and a total of 36 tests were conducted. As the experimentation proves the correctness of the hypothesis stated, the experiment can be trusted and repeated and still produce similar results.
Conclusion
In conclusion the final verdict for this report is that when alcohols are mixed with lower non-isomeric parent chains there will be a greater amount of heat released as there is a larger combined mass of carbons which are being broken down to produce heat.
Table of contents
N/A
This EEI report addresses the claim that when alcohols are mixed with a lower non-isomeric parent chain alcohol, they will produce more heat. This was the basis of the experiment and the hypothesis that inspired it.
Background
Alcohols are a common substance found in everyday life. From petrol to spirits, alcohols are a substantial product used in normal everyday life. Alcohols range from a percent chain starting at one and commonly ending at twelve. Alcohols are named after the number of (OH) hydroxyl groups within them, Methanol being one, Ethanol containing two carbons and so on. For this experiment the alcohols used were Methanol, …show more content…
The tests with Ethanol being combined with 1-Propanol produced the results that were expected with only slight increase in heat produced. It was the combination of Methanol and 1-Propanol which produced results that were different from the theoretical result. When Methanol was only 25% of the total weight the heat produced was slightly greater than the expected result, however, it was when Methanol was the majority at 75% of the total weight that the results were significantly greater than the theoretical …show more content…
This can been seen in the results tables where Methanol was added into a mixture, with Methanol being the majority; that the heat produced was greater than the theoretical calculated results. This experiment proves the hypothesis to be true in case where Methanol is the lower parent chain.
The validity of this experiment is considered credible as the tests were repeated three time each and a total of 36 tests were conducted. As the experimentation proves the correctness of the hypothesis stated, the experiment can be trusted and repeated and still produce similar results.
Conclusion
In conclusion the final verdict for this report is that when alcohols are mixed with lower non-isomeric parent chains there will be a greater amount of heat released as there is a larger combined mass of carbons which are being broken down to produce heat.