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When fossil fuels are burned, they release energy stored years ago.
The chemical reaction caused by burning fossil fuels produces a large amount of thermal energy. This principle is the main reason that fossil fuels are obtained.
Energy is never lost, it is transformed into different types or transferred into different systems. Some of this is useful energy, for example thermal energy used to power a turbine or generator. Some of this thermal energy is not useful, and instead just heats up the fuel container or components of the generator. This energy has still come from the fossil fuel being burned, but it has not been transferred into the system for generating electricity.
Fossil fuels represent chemical energy, a form of potential energy. This energy was stored in the hydrocarbon molecules and can be released by oxidation (burning).
Fossil fuels represent chemical energy, a form of potential energy. This energy was stored in the hydrocarbon molecules and can be released by oxidation (burning).
Thermal energy
When fossil fuels are burned, some of the chemical energy stored in them is converted into thermal energy.
thermal energy.
Thermal energy and waste products
A fossil fuel contains chemical energy. When it is burned this is turned into thermal or heat energy. This then may be converted into some other form including kinetic energy.
Fossil fuels, such as coal, crude oil and natural gas need to be burned to produce heat. So the energy is thermal.
Yes, that is how they are used to generate electricity.
When fossil fuels are burned they turn into mercury which released into the atmosphere
Thermal energy.
Thermal
When fossil fuels are burned, they release energy stored years ago.
When a fossil fuel is burned chemical energy that is stored within the fuel is released via combustion. This then turns into steam which turns turbines to form electrical energy. So Chemical to heat to mechanical to electrical