Boiling Water In A Paper Bag (Creative Chemistry Experiments)

You will need:

q Open flame
q Ring stand (to keep the
bag over the flame)
q Paper bag about 4 to 6
inches in breadth, or a
paper cup
q Water

The next time you go for a camp and want to boil some water over the camp fire, don’t go rummaging for a utensil. Simply, boil water over the fire in a paper bag.

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Keep a paper bag or paper cup and some water ready.
  2. Now, light a flame. Make sure the flame is even.
  3. Place the paper bag or paper cup with water in it over the flame.
  4. However, so as not to burn your
    hand, place a ring stand over the flame so that you may keep the paper bag, with water in it, over the flame.

RESULT

The paper bag does not burn. Instead, the
water begins to boil. This is because paper is a
poor conductor of heat. The heat from the flame keeps the water from seeping through the bag, and the high heat capacity of water does not allow the paper to burn.

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