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D o e s C o l o r M a t t e r ?

D o e s C o l o r M a t t e r ?. Miranda D. Adams Bellwood-Antis High School 9 th grade. What color candle burns the longest?. I tested the candle colors; white for the lightest, blue , orange , red , and purple for the darkest…. How could this help me?.

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D o e s C o l o r M a t t e r ?

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  1. DoesColor Matter? Miranda D. Adams Bellwood-Antis High School 9th grade

  2. What color candle burns the longest? I tested the candle colors; white for the lightest, blue, orange, red, and purple for the darkest…

  3. How could this help me? Once you find out which candle color burns the slowest and or lasts the longest you could save some money!

  4. reflection • Light-colored objects reflect more light and heat, compared to dark-colored objects • Light colored candle won’t get as warm from the heat of the flame

  5. Absorption • A perfect absorber reflects no radiant energy and appear black, or dark. • Dark candles will get warmer from the heat of the flame

  6. My Hypothesis The white candle, the lightest, would burn the slowest when compared to the other four colors.

  7. First attempt • Burn candles until they went out.

  8. Better method • weighed the candles on a mass scale.

  9. Procedure Buy 24 candles, 6 candles of each color Then lighted the candles in the following order; orange, white, purple, red, and blue. burned all five candles for 30 minutes After the 30 minutes I measured: • temperature of the melted wax • the final mass

  10. Experimental Design Experimental variable Colors of the candles Experimental groups different colored candles White, blue, orange, red, and purple

  11. Controls on candles height = 5 ±0.1 cm. diameter = 3.8 ±0.1 cm wick length = 1.1 ±0.1 cm initial mass = 46.6 ±0.1 g candle's brand

  12. Controls on Environment • Room temperature was 22.2° ± 0.1 C • Distance between them • No drafts

  13. Average Mass Lost

  14. Temperature of burnt wax

  15. Conclusion • I found out that the fastest burning candle was not the white one. • Therefore, I reject my hypothesis which stated that the lightest, the white, would burn the fastest. • So according to my experiment color does matter!!

  16. Improvements • Burn the candles longer than 30 min • Use a more sensitive scale

  17. Further REsearch • I would get more colors of candles • Shape of the candles

  18. my materials I used… • 5 candle-lite candles • White • Light blue • Orange • Red • Purple • Fisher EMD thermometer • An everyday lighter • Pie pan for burning • Timer (clock) • Ruler

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