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Do different fuels produce different amounts of energy?
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Do different fuels produce different amounts of energy? Planning I am going to investigate the energy released by burning alcohol. I will try to find out how the carbon atoms in each alcohol vary with the energy release. Alcohols are a series of related organic molecules. The general formula of an alcohol is: n = number of Carbon atoms Alcohols Formula Ethanol C H OH Propanol C H OH Butanol C H OH Pentanol C H OH Hexanol C H OH The complete combustion of an alcohol will produce Carbon Dioxide and Water by reacting with Oxygen. Combustion involves breaking and making chemical bonds. Breaking bonds requires energy input, making bonds releases energy. In exothermic reaction, the reactants has a higher energy level than the products, the difference is given off as heat energy. In endothermic reaction, the reactants has a lower energy level than the product, the difference is the amount of energy taken in from the surroundings. I will need to investigate whether different fuels produce...
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