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... possible 1 Propan-1-ol / half filled the spirit burner * Butan-1-ol / half filled the spirit burner * Butan-2-ol / half filled the spirit burne * Cyclohexanol / half filled the spirit burner * ***-I will find out in preliminary test *-Half filled the spirit burner because alcohol should be away from the flame, they are very flammable. Filling up the burner would mean that direct contact would be possible. Some spared alcohol is needed because just in case the water or alcohol got evaporated or being used up in an unsuccessful experiment. Method 1. Set up all the apparatuses; design a suitable draught system that can reduce energy loss to the minimum. 2. Add 200cm 3 of cold distill water into copper calorimeter, measure and write down the temperature. 3. Weight the spirit burner, including the alcohol fuel and the burner cap. Record the weight. 4. Replace the Bunsen burner under calorimeter and light the wick. 5. Go on heating until the temperature has risen by about 15-20C. 6. Extinguish ...
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