Combustion (HSC SSCE Chemistry): Flashcards

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Combustion
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E10 fuel composition

10% ethanol mixed with petrol

Complete combustion products of alcohols

Carbon dioxide, water, and energy

Incomplete combustion products of alcohols

Carbon monoxide, carbon (soot), water, less energy

Enthalpy of combustion definition

Heat released when 1 mole burns completely in excess O2O_2

Sign of enthalpy of combustion

Always negative (exothermic)

Specific heat capacity of water

4.184.18 J K1 g1\text{J K}^{-1} \text{ g}^{-1}

Formula for heat energy change

q=mcΔTq = mc\Delta T

Calorimetry definition

Process of measuring heat changes in chemical reactions

Main cause of low experimental enthalpy values

Heat loss to surroundings

Toxic product of incomplete combustion

Carbon monoxide

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