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Is the Heat Energy Released On Combustion of an Alcohol Dependant On the Size of the Alcohol
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CHEMISTY SC1 IS THE HEAT ENERGY RELEASED ON COMBUSTION OF AN ALCOHOL DEPENDANT ON THE SIZE OF THE ALCOHOL PLANNING INTRODUCTION Many organic compounds are used as fuels. Most of the fuels used in the UK are hydrocarbons (Natural Resources: coal, oil, gas). Other countries make use of their own natural resources rather than important coal, oil or gas from abroad. For example, Brazil ferments its large sugar crop into alcohol, which it then mixes with petrol and uses as a fuel. Alcohols can be used as fuels when they are burnt they release heat energy. By measuring the heat energy released by burning a known amount of similar alcohols the effect of the size of the alcohol on the heat energy released can be determined. This energy is called the heat of combustion. Generally, a fuel is a substance, which is burned to produce heat energy. An exothermic reaction is a reaction which,...
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