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To find out which fuel releases the most amount of energy when burnt. I will use five fuels: Methanol- CH OH, Ethanol- C H OH, Propanol- C H OH, Butanol- C H OH, Pentanol- C H OH.
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Investigating energy when fuels burn Aim To find out which fuel releases the most amount of energy when burnt. I will use five fuels: Methanol- CH OH, Ethanol- C H OH, Propanol- C H OH, Butanol- C H OH, Pentanol- C H OH. Variables * Type of fuel- input * Mass of fuel- constant * Volume of water- constant * Height of can above wool- constant * temperature change of the water- output * Way of burning fuel- constant * Type of wool- constant My input variable will be the type of fuel I use and the output variable will be the temperature change of the water. To make my investigation a fair test I will control the mass of water because if the mass changes then the fuels will burn for a different amount of time therefore would have more or less time to heat the water. The volume of water stayed the same as if there was less water...
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