Peanut Combustion

Peanut on fire underneath a beaker of water
PIRA: 
4B10.50
Area: 
4 Thermodynamics
Topic: 
4B Heat and the First Law
Concept: 
Heat Capacity and Specific Heat

 

Shows the caloric energy stored in food. It takes the high heat of a propane blow torch to light the peanut, but once lit, it will burn for a surprisingly long time.

 

Demo Contact

Scott Thomas
Demonstration Manager
828-262-2435
thomassa@appstate.edu