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The lab report summarizes a experiment involving the combustion of a candle. The objectives were to observe the reaction of a candle burning under different conditions and determine the products formed. For part A, the mass of a candle was measured before and after burning. In part B, the behavior of the candle flame was observed under various containers and materials. The flame was extinguished under beakers and by copper wire. For part C, tests were done to identify water and carbon dioxide as products of combustion, indicated by limewater cloudiness and cobalt chloride paper color change. The objectives were met through a series of qualitative and quantitative observations and tests.

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Lab Report Template 1

The lab report summarizes a experiment involving the combustion of a candle. The objectives were to observe the reaction of a candle burning under different conditions and determine the products formed. For part A, the mass of a candle was measured before and after burning. In part B, the behavior of the candle flame was observed under various containers and materials. The flame was extinguished under beakers and by copper wire. For part C, tests were done to identify water and carbon dioxide as products of combustion, indicated by limewater cloudiness and cobalt chloride paper color change. The objectives were met through a series of qualitative and quantitative observations and tests.

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LAB REPORT # 1

Name of Participants: Martin Caballero Ollie Zamora


Title of Lab: Combustion of a candle and law of conservation of mass
Date of Lab: September 10th 2022
Period: G period

OBJECTIVES:
In this section write the objective of the lab.
To follow the instructions
see the reaction of copper and fire
See the duration of fire when it’s dying in multiple

MATERIALS & EQUIPMENT:


In this section write a list of the lab materials used in each section.

PART A:
● Candle small glass o holder

PART B:
● Match burning candle, beaker 1000ml beaker 2000, 600 piece of glass tubing 8 cm
piece of copper wire pencil

PART C:
● Droplet of water on cobalt chloride beaker 1000 ml flame under beaker 250 ml
erlenmeyer flask burning candle 10 ml of lime water

DATA AND OBSERVATIONS:


In this section include clear and detailed observations of what happened in the lab. Be sure to
include units.

PART A: Mass Change During Candle Combustion


For part A we placed a candle on a glass square and measured the mass which was 38
grams.

PART B: The Behavior of a Candle Flame Under Various Conditions


In part B we lit the candle and inverted a large beaker which was 1000 mL in size over
the burning candle. The flame extinguished completely even when taking out the
beaker. It took 15 seconds for the flame to vanish. We relit the candle and used a
smaller beaker which made the flame go away in only 11 seconds. Then we used a
piece of glass tubing about 8 cm long. We held the tube so one side was hitting the
flame and the other the match. The match was lit and it looked like the energy was
being sucked from the source. Next with a piece of copper wire about 40 cm long, we
made it form a coil which was later put on candle light fire. The wire completely
absorbed the fire and only smoke was coming out, when we took it out the
extinguished flame came back suddenly.

PART C: Determination of the Products Formed as a Candle Burns.

For part C we dropped some droplets of tap water on a piece of cobalt chloride test
paper and it didn’t get wet. We then inverted a large beaker over the flame for a few
seconds. We then put lime water on the charcoaled stained beaker and it became
cloudy. We then obtained a large test tube and filled half of it with tap water. We then
held the test tube under the flame so the water was affected by it. The water would then
start to boil.

ANALYSIS - In this section you will explain the observation you made in class. Why did those
observations happen? What is the relationship between your observations and scientific
theories?

PART A
In part A we lit the candle which started to melt which is a chemical reaction and with
the melted wax stuck the glass pane onto the candle.

PART B

In part B within the beaker with lower volume (600 mL), the oxygen within the volume of
the breaker supports flame for a shorter time as a result of there being less O within
the beaker. While In the beaker with higher volume (1000 mL), the flame lasted for an
extended time as a result of there being additional oxygen in the beaker. Then for the
third step there was smoke of CO2 and it allowed a match to be lit again when the flame
was already destroyed from the candle.

Finally, Copper being a really good heat conductor made it able to dampen the flame
but not extinguish it.

PART C

Cobalt chloride is a salt so when it absorbs moisture and goes from blue to pink.

Then after the wall of the beaker was flamed, the cobalt chloride paper turned from
lightish blue to light pink because there was a steam present.

The black spot is due to the carbon.

CONCLUSION
In this section you are going to briefly state what was done in the lab in each section and
summarize the results. What were the overall findings? Restate the objectives, were the
objectives met? How can the procedure of the lab be improved? What are the possible sources
of error?

At the end of the lab experiment I was rather surprised by the amount of experiments
you can conduct with just a candle. During this experiment wax and oxygen interact
with each other while bonds of reactants are replaced. I observed a burning candle as
conditions changed. Then tested the behavior of the candle under a variety of
conditions. And in the end I determined the products formed by a burning candle using
a series of tests and observations.

QUESTIONS
In this section answer all and any questions in the lab guide.Write responses in complete
sentences.
*For Lab one, answer questions 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 from the “Interpretations: section at the end.

1. Observations are actual facts. What your senses perceive, or gather specific
information with your five senses. Interpretation is what you think an
observation means or a particular way of doing something.
2. A qualitative observation is a non-numerical observation, a description of
shape, color, smell, or temperature. A quantitative observation is an observation
that describes the use of numbers, measures, or quantities.
3. The products of the burning process are water, carbon dioxide, energy and soot.
4. Reactants - the wax and oxygen.
5. Carbon dioxide made a flame out while oxygen was feeding the flame.
6. The copper wire absorbed most of the heat from the flame. Fire needs heat and
oxygen. Once the copper wire is removed, the candle will continue to burn and
the fire will reignite.
7. Wax has to be made from Carbon and Hydrogen (CxHy).
8. Reactants – Wax and oxygen react with each other, displacing reactant bonds.
After this process, new bonds are formed and reaction products (water, carbon
dioxide, soot, energy) are produced.

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