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Combustion in defined in terms of 1 mole of reactant, formation is defined in terms of 1 mole of product

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What is the formula for finding heat formation?

Heat of combustion of a hydrocarbon is based on the reaction: fuel + oxygen --> carbon dioxide + water (unless you have some nitrogen or sulfur in the fuel, in which case it gets a little more complex) The heat of formation of O2 is zero (O2 is the reference state) The heat of formation of CO2 is the same as the heat of combustion for carbon The heat of formation of H2O is the same as the heat of combustion for hydrogen To find the heat of formation of the fuel, you subtract the heat of combustion from the heats of formation - (weighted with the stoichiometric coefficients from the balanced reaction equation).


How can stoichiometry be used in tandem with heats of formations to calculate the energy of a reaction?

Through the application of Hess's Law (of Constant Heat Summation) one can use heats of formation to find the overall energy release or requirement. The overall reaction energy is equal to the difference between total heats of formation of the products and the total heats of formation of the reactants.


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What are stages of combustion in CI engines?

Intake, compression, power/combustion, exhaust. Same as a standard SI (Spark Ignition) CI (Combustion Ignition) is how diesel operates. They contain no spark plugs. The compression heats the fuel to the point of SELF COMBUSTION .


The standard enthalpy of formation of propene c3h6 is 20.6 kj per mole What is the heat of combustion of one mole of c3h6 the heats of formation of co2g and h2ol are -394 kjmole and -285.8?

Just set up the balanced equation to solve this. C3H6 (s) + (9/2)O2(g) ---> 3CO2(g) + 3H2O (l). Now it is only a matter of adding and subtracting the appropriate formation values.


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What heats the lava in a volcano?

The lava of a volcano originates from Earth's mantle, which is very hot due to a combination of radioactive decay and residual heat from Earth's formation.


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