Suggest improvements to a calorimetry investigation

GCSE · Combined Science · CCEA · PS.5 — Evaluating investigations: limitations of methods, sources of error, suggested improvements

Question

CCEA Double Award Practical Paper (Higher)

A student burns a peanut under a boiling tube of water to estimate the energy released. They measure a temperature rise of 18 °C, but the data book value would predict about 60 °C.

Suggest two reasons for the low result and one improvement that addresses both. (4 marks)

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