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Comparison of the different amounts of energy released by different alcohols
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Title: Comparison of the different amounts of energy released by different alcohols. Research Question: To determine which alcohol among methanol, ethanol and butanol produces the most heat energy per gram and per mole. Background Information: The combustion of alcohols in air occurs very easily. Methanol for example burns with a blue flame. Alcohols burn in air to give carbon dioxide and water. A large amount of heat is also generated during this chemical reaction. In fact spirit lamps in laboratories are examples of burning of alcohol (Source: http://home.att.net/~cat6a/org_chem-VII.htm). Hypothesis: The most heat energy will be given out by butanol. The reason for this is that it has many more bonds to be broken and formed than methanol and ethanol. Energy is required to break bonds and energy is given out to make bonds. Since butanol has many more bonds to be broken, it also has many more bonds to be formed. The combustion on any alcohol...
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