Lab#
Date
Title: Energy in peanut
Aim: To Determine the energy content in calories per gram of peanut
Materials: peanut, water, Bunsen burner, boiling tube, retort stand, mounted needle, thermometer, balance.
Diagram
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Methods:
1. Measure and record the mass of a peanut.
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2. Measure 25cm3 of water in a boiling tube
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3. Measure the temperature of the water (T1) and record it.
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4. Grip the boiling tube with a clamp.
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5. Light the Bunsen burner and secure the peanut on a mounted needle.
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6. Hold the peanut in the Bunsen flame until it starts to burn.
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7. Hold the burning peanut under the boiling tube so that the flame heats up the water.
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8. If the peanut goes out, relight it in the Bunsen flame and relight it under the boiling tube.
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9. Repeat steps 6 to 8 until the peanut will no longer relight.
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10. Measure the temperature of the water again(T2) and record it.
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11. Calculate the energy per gram of a peanut using the formula:
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12. Energy per gram = (T2 – T1) x 25 x 4.2 joules
Results
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Initial temperature
Final temperature
Change in temperature of water (T1- T2)
Mass of peanut
Calculation
Discussion:
1. What is energy?
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2. What is the SI unit of measurement of energy?
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3. What was the amount of energy released after burning?
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4. What method of heat transfer was used in the experiment?
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5. What might be the effect of consuming excess calories
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Precaution:
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Source of error:
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