The three QuickTime movies listed
below show the incomplete combustion of filter paper in a closed container.
The movies are supplemental material to an article entitled Paradoxes,
Puzzles, and Pitfalls of Incomplete Combustion Demonstrations by Ed Vitz
that recently appeared in the Journal of Chemical Education (J. Chem.
Educ. 2000, 77, 1011).
If you need QuickTime, it may be downloaded
for free from Apple.
The Movies (Note: these movies are silent--no
audio).
1. Combustion under conditions of constant
volume (773 KB). View
2. Combustion in a container with a loose
fitting lid (163 kB). View
3. Combustion under conditions of constant
pressure (293 KB). View