Experiment team members and responsibilities:


Experiment topic:


Experiment goal:


Your hypothesis:


Equipment setup:


Follow the instructions given by the teacher, and heat up the candle wax in a water bath till its temperature reaches 75 degrees Celsius. Log the temperature at one-minute intervals in the table below.

starting temperature: 75 °C
1 min: °C solid, [[$\Delta T = $]] °C/min
2 min: °C solid, [[$\Delta T = $]] °C/min
3 min: °C solid, [[$\Delta T = $]] °C/min
4 min: °C solid, [[$\Delta T = $]] °C/min
5 min: °C solid, [[$\Delta T = $]] °C/min
6 min: °C solid, [[$\Delta T = $]] °C/min
7 min: °C solid, [[$\Delta T = $]] °C/min
8 min: °C solid, [[$\Delta T = $]] °C/min
9 min: °C solid, [[$\Delta T = $]] °C/min
10 min: °C solid, [[$\Delta T = $]] °C/min
11 min: °C solid, [[$\Delta T = $]] °C/min
12 min: °C solid, [[$\Delta T = $]] °C/min

While conducting the experiment, what did you observe?


Explain your findings.


Use your logged data to estimate the melting point of candle wax.
°C

Candle wax can consist of, for example, stearin. Find the melting point of stearin using a reliable source.
°C

Have a quick discussion with your team on whether or not your hypothesis matches your result. Type in the main points you discussed.


Have a quick discussion with your team why the experimental melting point and the theoretical melting point are not equal. Type in the main points you discussed.