Chemistry In Context
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Author: Fahlman, Bradley D., Purvis-roberts, Kathleen, Kirk, John S., Bentley, Anne K., Daubenmire, Patrick L., ELLIS, Jamie P., Mury, Michael T., American Chemical Society
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Chapter 5.4, Problem 5.10YT
Scientific Practices Coal Versus Ethanol
On the basis of their chemical composition, explain why ethanol and coal have very different chemical formulas but similar heats of combustion.
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