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Investigation - Which Alcohol is the Best Fuel? In my investigation, I will be trying to decide which alcohol is best to use as a fuel from a selection of five different choices. These are: - Methanol - Ethanol - Propanol - Butanol - Pentanol And to do so I will be using the following apparatus: Spirit burner with the respective fuel - Clamp - Tin can - 100cm3 of water - Thermometer - Polystyrene insulating lids - Stopwatch - Scales - Source of ignition such as matches I will be sure to use goggles in my investigation as a safety precaution. My method is as follows. Firstly, I will weigh and record the mass of each of the fuels named above. Then, I shall fill up the tin can with 100 cm3 of water, and place it in the clamp, directly above the fuel. I will also need to measure the temperature of the water. Next I will put the polystyrene insulating...

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