Candle Wax Lab

In class we tested how much energy a small candle can release!

The material needed are:
1) candle
2) matches
3) weigh scale
4) lab stand
5) wire mesh
6) thermometer
7) water

Our observations were:
1) volume of water used: 100mL
2) inital temperature of water: 26 degrees C
3) inital mass of candle: 10.1 g
4) final temperature : 42 degrees C
5) final mass of candle: 9.80 g

In this experiment 0.000880 mole of paraffin wax was reacted.
6.704 kJ was the amount of energy gained by the water. The molar heat of combustion of Paraffin wax is 7.6 x 10 to the power of 3 kJ/mol