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Questions and Problems for Burning Nuts Lab
Answer the following qnuestions either in complete sentences using proper English and/or showing all work.
1. In a sentence, explain why your answer for cal/g of nut burned is a negative value even though the heat value from the water had a positive sign.
2. Beside the sign of the answer, what is the other major assumption you made in your calculations?
3. Compare the answer with the aluminum foil verse non-aluminum foil, what comments can you make?
4. What could you do to the experiment to improve the accuracy of the results (cal/g of nut)?
Pick some other food that you would like to determine the Calories of and explain if it could be performed using the lab method you did in the lab.