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Molar Mass Of Butane Lab Report

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Conclusion
The aim of this experiment was to find the molar mass of the butane using the gas produced by the lighter. The lighter produces the butane gas and the volume of gas released and the mass change of the lighter are used to calculate the mole and the molar mass of the butane. To calculate the molar mass, the Ideal gas law, PV=nRT is used. The theoretical value of the C4H10 is 58.12g/mol. However, the experimental value that I could get from the calculation was 51.46g/mol for the molar mass of butane. This indicates the percentage error of 11.46% has occurred in the experiment with possible errors.

Evaluation
The strength of the experiment is that use of apparatus. An electronic balance that shows 4 decimal places is used to measure the mass of the lighter. It improves the accuracy of the data, the mass of the lighter since it can show even a little change in mass. Also, the percentage error of the experimental value is 11.46%. The experimental value wasn’t perfectly accurate, but it still shows the result is highly precise. …show more content…

First, possible error is the lighter wasn't completely dried when its mass is measured after it is taken out from the water. As the lighter produce gas bubbles in the water, the water might have entered into it so this may have led the increase in mass. This can cause the value of the mass of gas released higher which makes the molar mass to change. To overcome this limitation, the lighter should be measured few minutes after it is taken out from the water to give some time to dry

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