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To Find Out Which of the Five Alcohol’s Makes the Best Fuel To Heat Water.
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Investigation Aim: The aim of this investigation is to find out which of the five alcohol's makes the best fuel to heat water. Background Knowledge: Combustion - This is when you set alight a fuel to react it with oxygen. Complete Combustion - This happens when all of the fuel is combusted with the oxygen. A large/unlimited supply of oxygen is needed for Complete Combustion to take place. Incomplete Combustion - This happens when only some of the fuel is combusted with the oxygen. A blockage of fresh oxygen has prevented all harmless carbon dioxide gas from being formed and some poisonous carbon monoxide is formed. Organic Fuels - These are natural stores of chemical energy. When they are set alight they give off carbon dioxide and water. For complete combustion there should be enough oxygen available for the fuel to react with. An Endothermic Reaction is when more energy is needed to break bonds between atoms than...
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