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To find out how much energy is produced when burning two hydrocarbons, Ethanol and Paraffin. I will be burning these hydrocarbons to heat up a beaker of water.
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Sc1 Aim: To find out how much energy is produced when burning two hydrocarbons, Ethanol and Paraffin. I will be burning these hydrocarbons to heat up a beaker of water. Theory: Combustion is burning a fuel with oxygen to release energy. Combustion can only take place when a fuel, heat and oxygen are present. When we burn fuels we produce carbon dioxide + water. Most fuels are hydrocarbons, they contain hydrogen and carbon. Alkanes are a group of hydrocarbon molecules in which all the carbon and hydrogen atoms are only joined by single covalent bonds (eg C-H or C-C). Alkanes are a member of a group of hydrocarbons having the general formula CnH2n+2 (where "n" is a constant) , commonly known as paraffins. As they contain only single covalent bonds, alkanes are said to be saturated. Lighter alkanes, such as methane, ethane, propane, and butane, are colourless gases heavier ones are liquids...
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