Substances Weight of Weight of Weight of liquid to Weight of petri dish + substances during Final weight Weight of

petri dish petri dish + be evaporated (± experiment (±0.0002 g) of petri dish substances
only (± substances 0.0002 g) Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Average + substances evaporated
0.0001 g) to be weight of (± 0.0002 g) (± 0.0002 g)
evaporated ( petri dish
± 0.0002 g) +
substances
Methanol 96.7729 104.2072 7.4343 102.6272 102.0821 101.2610 101.9901 101.2610 2.9420
Methyl 93.1180 101.8779 8.7599 96.6092 94.9671 93.4791 95.0185 93.4791 8.3988
acetate
Propanone 89.8335 100.3320 10.4985 98.9156 97.4502 95.9272 97.4310 95.9272 4.4048
Table 1

Substances Difference in weights in every trial Rate of evaporation (g min-1)

Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Average
difference
(± 0.0002 g)
Methanol 1.5800 0.5451 0.8211 0.9821 0.01964 ± 0.023%
Methyl acetate 5.2687 1.6421 1.4880 2.7996 0.5999 ± 0.010 %
Propanone 1.4164 1.4654 1.5230 1.4683 0.2937 ± 0.003 %
Table 2
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0.5

Rate of evaporation/ g min-1

0.4

0.3
Series 1
0.2

0.1

0
Methanol Methyl acetate Propanone
Type of liquid used

Graph 1 : Rate of evaporation against type of liquid used

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0.5

Rate of evaporation/ g min-1

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.1

0
56.5 57 64.7
Relative molecular mass

Graph 2: Rate of evaporation against RMM