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Investigation to compare the energy given out when alcohol's burn  

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Charlie Cowley Planning an investigation 30/09/02 Investigation to compare the energy given out when alcohol's burn I am investigating how different types of alcohol's effect the amount of energy given off. The types of alcohol used will be; Alcohol Formulae * Methanol CH3 OH * Ethanol C2 H5 OH * Propanol C3 H7 OH * Butanol C4 H9 OH I am going to investigate the amount of energy given out by the creating of bonds by subtracting the amount of energy needed to break the bonds to the amount given out from the creating of bonds. Methanol; C H3 OH + O2 ? CO2 + 2H2O H ? H - C - O -H ? H C - H O - H O = C = O O = O H - H ( 412 ) ( 463 ) ( 743 x 2 ) ( 496 x 1.5 ) ( 463 ) Input : ( 3...

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