America Public University Heat of Combustion Sugar Research Paper
I’m trying to study for my Chemistry course and I need some help to understand this question.
Beyond Labz Heat of Combustion: Sugar
In this simulation you use bomb calorimetry to determine the heat of combustion for sucrose (sugar) and compare it to the accepted value.
As a basis for understanding this lab you should read Chapter 5, section 5-6 and refer to Module 5 section on Calorimetry: Measuring Enthalpy Changes and Internal Energy Changes .
Beyond Labz Instructions
Download the Beyond Labz worksheet for Heat of Combustion of Sugar
. Print this worksheet so that you can follow the directions on what to do, fill it in and submit it. (Please use this worksheet from Canvas instead of looking in the Beyond Labz software.)
Now launch the Beyond Labz software, and open the Chemistry Lab.
To launch the simulation look at the list of worksheets on the bottom left of the window. Click “Thermodynamics” and then select “Heat of Combustion: Sugar”. The lab will then open.
Follow the instructions in the worksheet. It is a good idea to read through the entire worksheet first before you begin so that you are aware of what is expected. Also check the notes on worksheet and calculations below.
As you progress through the simulation, fill in data and observations on the worksheet in blue or black ink. No pencil! Even though this is a virtual lab this is good lab practice and also important to make sure your submitted work will be clear enough to grade.
To help you get started you can watch a short prelab demo of Beyond Labz that I made as a narrated powerpoint presentation or video
Notes on worksheet and calculations
- Refer to Module 5 section on Calorimetry: Measuring Enthalpy Changes and Internal Energy Changes which contains an example of the type of calculation used in step 9 of the worksheet.
Preparing and submitting your work
After you complete the worksheet, take a picture of each completed page or scan them. Make sure the quality is good enough to view clearly. If I cannot read it, I will not grade it.
It is best to submit as a PDF or .jpeg (jpg) file. You can submit one file for each page or combine them into one file.
It is best if you submit one file for each simulation.
Check out free PDF Converter (Links to an external site.) and free PDF Merge (Links to an external site.) tools to convert photos to PDF and combine multiple PDF into one file. SmallPDF (Links to an external site.) also has other free tools for working with PDF files.
