INVESTIGATING FUELS
DO LARGE MOLECULES TRANSFER MORE ENERGY WHEN THEY BURN?
AIM:
The aim of this investigation is, to find out which molecules transfer the most energy.
PREDICTION:
I predict that as the numbers of particles are increased, the energy transferred will also be increased. We will use methanol, ethanol, propanol, butonol and octanol.
The word and symbol equations for these reactions are:
Methanol:
Methanol + oxygen carbon dioxide + water
C2H5OH + 3O2 2CO2 +4H20
Ethanol:
Ethanol + oxygen carbon dioxide + water
C2H5OH + 3O2 2CO2 + 3H20
Propanol:
Propanol + oxygen carbon dioxide + water
2C3H7OH + 9O2 6CO2 + 8H2O
Butanol:
Butanol + oxygen carbon dioxide + water
C4H9OH + 6O2 4CO2 + 5H2O
Octanol:
Octanol + oxygen carbon dioxide + water
C8H17OH + 12O2 8CO2 + 9H2O
All of these reactions are exothermic reaction. At the start of each reaction, less energy is taken in to break the bonds than is given out at the end of the reaction when new bonds are being made
DO LARGE MOLECULES TRANSFER MORE ENERGY WHEN THEY BURN?
AIM:
The aim of this investigation is, to find out which molecules transfer the most energy.
PREDICTION:
I predict that as the numbers of particles are increased, the energy transferred will also be increased. We will use methanol, ethanol, propanol, butonol and octanol.
The word and symbol equations for these reactions are:
Methanol:
Methanol + oxygen carbon dioxide + water
C2H5OH + 3O2 2CO2 +4H20
Ethanol:
Ethanol + oxygen carbon dioxide + water
C2H5OH + 3O2 2CO2 + 3H20
Propanol:
Propanol + oxygen carbon dioxide + water
2C3H7OH + 9O2 6CO2 + 8H2O
Butanol:
Butanol + oxygen carbon dioxide + water
C4H9OH + 6O2 4CO2 + 5H2O
Octanol:
Octanol + oxygen carbon dioxide + water
C8H17OH + 12O2 8CO2 + 9H2O
All of these reactions are exothermic reaction. At the start of each reaction, less energy is taken in to break the bonds than is given out at the end of the reaction when new bonds are being made