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If the test tube is closer to the watch glass then the temperature of the water will increase because more heat is being conducted and less heat is being released to the surrounding atmosphere. Using the equation q=M×C×ΔT, we can determine the calories used in Flaming Hot Cheetos. For our science fair project our group decided to change the height of the test tube to the watch glass because we believe this will help provide us with many new information during each trial. Changing the height of the test tube to the watch glass will provide different result at the end as well. All of this will relate to the accuracy of our calorimetry experiment. We think this change will be the most effective because we predicted that the closer the test …show more content…
Cheetos are cornmeal snacks with a variety of different flavors. Invented in 1948 by Charles Elmer Doolin, who owned Frito Lay. In the experiment we will be using Flaming Hot Cheetos. A crunchy but yet spicy little snack. In a bag of Flamin Hot Cheetos, Frito Lay’s states it has 160 cal per 28 grams (fritolay.com). Using the cheetos we will record the mass of each cheetos used in each trial using a scale. Once we have calculated each cheetos mass we will record it on a chart. After measuring each cheetos we will then begin the experiment by first putting 20 ml of water in each tube. Then we will place the thermometer and record the start temperature of each trial. Then we will place the tube to the flame with different height differences with each trial (2 in, 3 in, and 4 in). When each reaction is placed we will then record the highest temperature the water heated too. Then we will measure the the cheeto and record the after reaction mass. Then using the nutritional value 160 cal per 28 grams we will use the equation (accepted - experimental divided by accepted multiplied by 100) to get the percent error. We think that our percent error will be relatively lower, and our hypothesis will be

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