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De San Jose, Trisha Gayle T. Module 7 Pre-Task Q1. Discuss About The Flammability Test of Methyl Alcohol

1) The flammability test of methyl alcohol must be done in a well-ventilated area and with proper safety precautions. When different metal salts are added to the methyl alcohol flame, distinctive colors will be emitted that are unique to each element. 2) The charring test of sugar involves heating sugar in sulfuric acid. This causes an exothermic reaction that dehydrates the sugar, turning it black and producing a carbonized residue and sulfurous fumes. It demonstrates the presence of carbon in organic compounds. 3) Safety precautions like goggles and gloves are necessary when doing experiments with methyl alcohol or sulfuric acid due to the risk of flash fires or chemical splashes. Pro

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De San Jose, Trisha Gayle T. Module 7 Pre-Task Q1. Discuss About The Flammability Test of Methyl Alcohol

1) The flammability test of methyl alcohol must be done in a well-ventilated area and with proper safety precautions. When different metal salts are added to the methyl alcohol flame, distinctive colors will be emitted that are unique to each element. 2) The charring test of sugar involves heating sugar in sulfuric acid. This causes an exothermic reaction that dehydrates the sugar, turning it black and producing a carbonized residue and sulfurous fumes. It demonstrates the presence of carbon in organic compounds. 3) Safety precautions like goggles and gloves are necessary when doing experiments with methyl alcohol or sulfuric acid due to the risk of flash fires or chemical splashes. Pro

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De San Jose, Trisha Gayle T.

Module 7 Pre-Task

Q1. Discuss about the flammability test of methyl alcohol.

Though methanol is an alcohol similar to ethanol, it is incredibly dangerous in large quantities.


While methanol does form in small amounts during fermentation and is fine to consume in things like
commercially produced wine or beer, the concentration you find in things like home brewed gin, rum
and other spirits can poison you. Unlike ethanol, when consumed, methanol in the human body is
converted into formic acid.

The flammability test of methyl alcohol must be done in a well-ventilated area. Remove all
flammable materials from the demonstration area. The demonstration must be done on a heat-resistant
surface. If the laboratory is not well-ventilated and the methyl alcohol sits in the Petri dish for a few
minutes, methyl alcohol vapors can accumulate and lead to a small flash fire.

In this flammability test, it can be noticed that each metal salt emits a distinctive color of light.
When the light of any of these flame tests is passed through a prism or viewed through a diffraction
grating, a spectrum is formed that contains only a few colors at specific wavelengths, including the
colors seen in the original flame. Every element emits a characteristic wavelength of light. Just as a
fingerprint is unique to each person, the color of light emitted after excitation of an element is unique to
that element.

The unique color emitted by the salt metals when extinguished by the methyl alcohol flame test
will be evident. All flames will start out blue in color or invisible but will change to the color
characteristic of the metal salts as they dissolve and the methyl alcohol burns off (strontium = orange,
sodium = yellow, potassium = violet or purple, lithium = red, copper = green).

Wear chemical splash goggles, chemical-resistant gloves, and a chemical-resistant apron. All
persons viewing the demonstration should also wear goggles. It must be noted that pre-cautions and
safety must be done accordingly since methyl alcohol will be vaporized rapidly and can accumulate a
flash fire within the demonstration area.
Q2. What is “Charring Test”? Describe the charring test of sugar.

In determining an organic compound from the inorganic ones, a charring test was made to
confirm the presence of carbon in every compound being tested, which were sugar, leaf, plastic,
aluminum foil, starch, sand, salt, denatured alcohol and oleic acid. In finding out the composition of
most organic compounds, various tests were made to confirm the presence of carbon, hydrogen,
nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus and halogens in it.

One of the most spectacular chemistry demonstrations is also one of the simplest. It's the
dehydration of sugar (sucrose) with sulfuric acid. Charring of sugar is a chemical process of incomplete
combustion of sugar when subjected to high heat. It is a chemical change as it cannot be reversed.
When sugar is continuously heated in a dish, then it starts evaporating and becomes foggy due to water
vapor. The sulfuric acid removes water from the sugar in a highly exothermic reaction, releasing heat,
steam, and sulfur oxide fumes. Aside from the sulfurous odor, the reaction smells a lot like caramel. The
white sugar turns into a black carbonized tube that pushes itself out of the beaker. A black powdery
substance is left behind, which is charcoal.

Main target in this experiment is to be acquainted with the properties and composition of most
organic compounds. These properties are solubility, volatility, combustibility, conductivity, and rates of
reaction. Wear chemical splash goggles, chemical-resistant gloves, and a chemical-resistant apron. All
persons viewing the demonstration should also wear goggles. It must be noted that pre-cautions and
safety must be done accordingly because it can accumulate a flash fire within the demonstration area.

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