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In this experience, I compared and contrast Doritos chips to different vegetables by lighting them on fire. During my observation, I noticed that the process of igniting the vegetables took much longer compared to the Doritos. The flames of the burning Doritos were much higher, more apparent, and distributed more quickly than the vegetables. The Doritos fueled the flames for a long time before it died out, whereas the vegetables were scorched under the candle’s flame and failed to distribute the fire throughout its body. When the flames from the Doritos died, the end result of the Doritos were flaky and darkened; whereas, the broccoli and carrot were burnt but not consumed like the Doritos. The Doritos fueled the fire more because it had more calories to burn than the vegetables; the Doritos’ had more fat to burn from its oils. The oils allowed it to ignite easily, and fuel the flames vigorously and much longer than the vegetables.
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If you’re burning a piece of broccoli or a potato chip, why doesn’t it burn away completely?
The vegetables didn’t burn away completely because they didn’t have enough energy to burn like the large amount of fat contained in Doritos.
What happens to the energy in a piece of food when you burn it, where does the energy go? Where does the matter go?
When a piece of food is burned, the potential energy transferred into heat (thermal) energy and released into its surroundings. The flame in my experience stopped because it had transferred all of the energy from the piece of food to its surroundings. The ashes left behind were the waste product after the transfer of energy.
Did you discover any difference between the vegetable and the snack food? Why/why not?
The vegetable and snack food were different in how it fueled the flame. The vegetable burned less than the snack food since it took longer to ignite, the flame could not grow and distribute evenly, and it burned very slowly; all of which were vastly different compared to the apparent flames from the Doritos.
The vegetables didn’t burn away completely because they didn’t have enough energy to burn like the large amount of fat contained in Doritos.
What happens to the energy in a piece of food when you burn it, where does the energy go? Where does the matter go?
When a piece of food is burned, the potential energy transferred into heat (thermal) energy and released into its surroundings. The flame in my experience stopped because it had transferred all of the energy from the piece of food to its surroundings. The ashes left behind were the waste product after the transfer of energy.
Did you discover any difference between the vegetable and the snack food? Why/why not?
The vegetable and snack food were different in how it fueled the flame. The vegetable burned less than the snack food since it took longer to ignite, the flame could not grow and distribute evenly, and it burned very slowly; all of which were vastly different compared to the apparent flames from the Doritos.