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An investigation into the heat energy released upon burning different fuels
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An investigation into the heat energy released upon burning different fuels AIM: TO SEE IF THERE IS A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STRUCTURE OF A FUEL AND THE ENERGY IT RELEASES WHEN BURNT. A fuel is a chemical, which releases energy when burnt. The reason it releases energy is because the reaction between the fuel and oxygen is exothermic. This means that more energy is released to the surroundings when the bonds in the products are made than is taken from the surroundings to break the bonds in the fuel and oxygen. In this experiment, the fuel I am using is alcohol. I am using alcohols because they have a wide variety and they give clear results. There is a large range of alcohols I am going to use in my experiment. Here they are: - METHANOL ETHANOL PROPANOL BUTANOL PENTANOL and HEXANOL. Methanol has only one carbon atom. Ethanol has two carbon atoms. Propanol, therefore, has three carbon...
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