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Energy Release from Nuts Results Nut Type Test N° Weight Before Burning (i) Weight After Burning (ii) Temp. of Water Before Heating (iii) Temp. of Water Before Heating (iv) Peanut 1 0.75g 0.12g 24°C 62°C Peanut 2 0.63g 0.06g 23°C 55°C Peanut 3 0.53g 0.07g 21°C 48°C Walnut 1 0.98g 0.09g 22°C 89°C Walnut 2 0.85g 0.09g 22°C 55°C Walnut 3 0.76g 0.09g 22°C 72°C Brazil Nut 1 1.00g 0.09g 20°C 98°C Brazil Nut 2 1.00g 0.08g 23°C 78°C Brazil Nut 3 1.10g 0.12g 24°C 97°C Butter bean 1 1.17g 0.70g 21°C 28°C Butter bean 2 1.56g 0.89g 18°C 26°C Butter bean 3 1.26g 0.85g 21°C 29°C To find out the energy release per gram for each type of nut, the following equation must be put into practice. Energy Release/g = Temp Change x 20 x 4.2 Mass Burnt Nut Type Test N° Energy Release Formula Energy Release Peanut 1 38 x 20 x 4.2 0.63 5066.34 j/g Peanut 2 32 x 20 x 4.2 0.57 4715.78 j/g Peanut 3 27 x 20 x 4.2 0.46 4930.44 j/g Walnut 1 67 x 20 x 4.2 0.89 6323.60 j/g Walnut 2 33 x 20 x 4.2 0.76 3647.36 j/g Walnut 3 50 x 20 x 4.2 0.67 6268.66 j/g Brazil Nut 1 55 x 20 x 4.2 0.91 5976.92 j/g Brazil Nut 2 50 x 20 x 4.2 0.9 4565.21 j/g Brazil Nut 3 73 x 20 x 4.2 0.98 6257.14 j/g Butter bean 1 7 x 20 x 4.2 0.47 1251.06 j/g Butter bean 2 8 x 20 x 4.2 0.67 1002.99 j/g Butter bean 3 8 x 20 x 4.2 0.41 1639.02 j/g Nut Type Average energy exerted/g Brazil 5605.76 j Walnut 5413.21 j Peanut 4904.19 j Butter bean 1297.69 j These averages clearly show that the Brazil...

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