Sustainable Energy
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ISBN: 9781337551663
Author: DUNLAP, Richard A.
Publisher: Cengage,
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Chapter 3, Problem 12P
- (a) Locate, from an appropriate source, the composition for methanol and ethanol. Write down the formulas for the combustion of these two hydrocarbons.
- (b) Calculate the mass of CO2 produced per kg of methanol and ethanol burned.
- (c) Locate values for the heat of combustion of methanol and ethanol and determine the mass of CO2 produced per MJ of energy.
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