It depends on the temperature and pressure.
No, water is the record holder.
Yes and no. Propane is very nonreactive by itself (except when burned in oxygen). The temperature that propane is at doesn't effect it's properties. Also, propane has a very low freezing point (-188°C) so it won't freeze when it gets cold. However, when using propane for a stove, etc., cold can affect how well it works. A propane tank is full of liquid propane under pressure. When it is being used, the liquid first has to vaporize to a gas, where it can then be burned. Because it takes a lot of heat for the liquid to vaporize into a gas, cold weather can slow down the flow. If this is a problem, the propane tank can be placed in a bucket of lukewarm water so that heat is available for the propane to vaporize.
how does the heat of combustion of propane compare to the heat of combustion of paraffin wax
Typical heat capacities are (exact values depend on temperature): Solid (Ice): 2.108 kJ/kg·K Liquid (water): 4.187 kJ/kg·K Gas (water vapor/steam): 1.996 kJ/-kg·K In comparison - you can see that liquid water has a higher heat capacity that ice or steam.
Molar heat capacity of liquid water = 75.3538 Molar heat capacity = molar mass x specific heat
water capacity accurately describes the tank total capacity
How much does it cost to heat a 1000 square ft home with liquid propane gas in Mass
Because the propane in the tank is mostly liquid and as the propane gas at the top of the tank is removed to be burned the liquid propane must evaporate to replace it. Evaporating a liquid requires heat, which the liquid takes from things around it. The tank is in closest contact with the liquid propane, so it cools fastest.
determination of specific heat capacity of liquid by method of electrical heating
the spesific heat capacity of a liquid by the mithod of cooling
Heat of fusion. (I have no idea what the "propane or water" part is supposed to mean.)
No, water is the record holder.
Yes and no. Propane is very nonreactive by itself (except when burned in oxygen). The temperature that propane is at doesn't effect it's properties. Also, propane has a very low freezing point (-188°C) so it won't freeze when it gets cold. However, when using propane for a stove, etc., cold can affect how well it works. A propane tank is full of liquid propane under pressure. When it is being used, the liquid first has to vaporize to a gas, where it can then be burned. Because it takes a lot of heat for the liquid to vaporize into a gas, cold weather can slow down the flow. If this is a problem, the propane tank can be placed in a bucket of lukewarm water so that heat is available for the propane to vaporize.
The specific heat capacity of water does not change much within-phase (ie, as a solid it has one specific heat capacity, as a liquid/gas it has another)
Assume liquid propane has a specific gravity of .51. For a liquid with that property DOT regulations say that for tanks under 1200 gallons, the maximum permitted filling density of the tank is 42% of the water weight capacity. Assume water weighs 8.33 lbs/gal. 285 x 8.33 = 2374 lbs capacity. 2374 x .42 = 997 lbs.
Heat capacicity of steel: 460 J/kg.K 0.460 J/g.K
how does the heat of combustion of propane compare to the heat of combustion of paraffin wax