Apparatus
Ethanol from a local pharmacy - denatured
Gasoline: Regular from the Shell Gas Station (87)
Diesel from the Shell Gas Station
Experiment 1
- Thick glass bowls (make sure they can withstand high temperatures)
- Matches
- Rolled Gauze (from a pharmacy)
- Syringes with measuring scale (3 for three different fuels)
- Stop watch
Experiment 2
- Thick glass bowls
- 3 Small aluminium pie pans (from a Dollar Store)
- Wire mesh net (from a Dollar Store)
- 100 mL of water (for each of 3 fuels)
- Measuring cup
- Thermometer with a scale from 0-100 oC
- Matches
- Rolled Gauze
- Syringes with measuring scale (3 for three different fuels)
Experiment 3 A and B
- 3 Small aluminium pie pans (from a Dollar Store)
- Matches
- Rolled Gauze
- Funnel
- Rubber tube (to connect funnel and syringe)
- Eye dropper
- 3 test tubes
- Big syringe (up to 5 oz in volume)- or piston type gas detection pumps
- Precision Gas Detection Tubes for Carbon Dioxide from a local hydroponics store
- BTB (BromoThymol Blue)- chemical indicator from Big Al's
