Where is the Hottest Part of a Flame?

In summary, the conversation discusses an experiment aimed at determining the hottest part of a non-luminous flame by placing a thermometer at different points. The method and objective of the experiment are questioned and it is suggested to approach the experiment by trying to disprove the hypothesis.
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Hypothesis: The hottest part of the flame can be found at x located just above the u un burn gas

Aim: By placing a thermometer at different points on a non luminous flame to verify the hottest part of the flame.
 
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Was there a question in there?

From what you have written there
- the "aim" is supposed to describe the objective of the experiment ... which is "verify the hottest part of the flame" ... the rest of the sentence comes under "method"... but is incomplete.

You want to be more precise too.
How would you decide which bits of the flame to check?

You don't usually do experiment's to "verify" an hypothesis ... you usually try to disprove it.
Try working out your experiment like that.
 
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homework?
 

FAQ: Where is the Hottest Part of a Flame?

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