--- title: "Enthalpy of combustion of an alcohol Template | MolDraw" url: https://www.moldraw.com/templates/setup-enthalpy-combustion/ description: "Enthalpy of combustion of an alcohol template: Spirit burner of an alcohol under a copper calorimeter of water clamped on a stand, with a thermometer and…" lang: en publisher: Scidart Academy generated: 2026-10-28 --- [MolDraw](https://www.moldraw.com/) › [Templates](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/) › [Reaction setups](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/reaction-setups/) › Enthalpy of combustion of an alcohol [Reaction setups](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/reaction-setups/)Premium # Enthalpy of combustion of an alcohol template ![Enthalpy of combustion of an alcohol template: Spirit burner of an alcohol under a copper calorimeter of water clamped on a stand, with a thermometer and stirrer; the burner is weighed before and after. GCSE / high school to A-level / AP / IB.](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/setup-enthalpy-combustion.webp) [Edit in MolDraw](https://www.moldraw.com/)Download with Pro Premium template. Preview and edit it free in MolDraw; downloading and exporting it is part of [MolDraw Pro](https://www.moldraw.com/pricing). Spirit burner of an alcohol under a copper calorimeter of water clamped on a stand, with a thermometer and stirrer; the burner is weighed before and after. GCSE / high school to A-level / AP / IB. ## What the template shows - Burn an alcohol under a can of water and find the energy released per mole - Stir and record the highest temperature reached (ΔT of about 20 °C) - Spirit burner - Methanol, ethanol, propan-1-ol or butan-1-ol. Flame just touching the base, same height each run. Highly flammable: never refill near a flame - Copper calorimeter - e.g. 100 cm³ (100 g) of water. Copper conducts heat in well. q = m c ΔT with c = 4.18 J g⁻¹ K⁻¹ - Weigh the burner with its cap on, before and after: n = mass burned ÷ M. ΔH = −q ÷ n. A draught shield round the flame cuts heat loss - Reaction setup Drawn with 12 shapes – every one editable in MolDraw. ## Sources - [Atkins, de Paula & Keeler, Atkins' Physical Chemistry, 11th ed., OUP 2018](https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780198769866) Textbook ## How to use this template 1. Press **Edit in MolDraw**. The template opens on the canvas of the free MolDraw editor. 2. Change anything: move structures, edit atoms and labels, recolour highlights or delete what you do not need. 3. Add your own structures, arrows and text next to it, or combine several templates on one page. 4. Export the drawing as PNG, SVG or PDF for slides, worksheets, theses and papers. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is the Enthalpy of combustion of an alcohol template free? You can preview the Enthalpy of combustion of an alcohol template here and open and edit it in MolDraw for free. Downloading or exporting it is part of MolDraw Pro, together with the other premium templates. ### Can I edit the Enthalpy of combustion of an alcohol template? Yes. It opens as an ordinary MolDraw drawing, so every structure, arrow, label and colour can be changed, and you can add your own content around it. ### Is the chemistry checked? Every structure is checked with RDKit and every curly arrow passes MolDraw’s electron-flow audit. The sources used are listed on this page. ### Can I edit the glassware? Yes. 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