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The energy in butane, or in any compound for that matter, is stored in the chemical bonds that hold the atoms together. It takes energy to break those bonds, and then energy is released when new bonds are formed. If the energy needed for burning butane is less than the energy generated when the new bonds are formed in CO2 and H2O, then you get useful energy being produced.
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Does ethane or butane have more potential energy?
Butane is a longer hydrocarbon (4 carbons in a chain, as compared to ethanes 2), so it has more energy stored up in the bonds. This means that it will release more energy when it is broken apart and new molecules are formed from it.
Where does the energy come from to make NADPHin the light reactant?
From the energy stored in light.
What is the energy stored in chemical compounds called?
Potential energy is stored energy. The potential energy stored in chemical compounds is Chemical Energy. Chemical energy is energy stored in the bonds of atoms and molecules.
Butane is a common fuel used for cooking or camping fires How many kJ of heat energy are released when 1.35 kg of butane are burned?
66800
How is potential energy stored energy?
Potential energy is called stored energy because it is an energy that is not being used but ready to be used.
Does ethane or butane have more potential energy?
Butane is a longer hydrocarbon (4 carbons in a chain, as compared to ethanes 2), so it has more energy stored up in the bonds. This means that it will release more energy when it is broken apart and new molecules are formed from it.
Where does the energy that is stored in food come from?
sunlight
Where does the energy that is stored from food come from?
sunlight
Where does the energy come from to light a match?
Chemical energy, stored in the match.
Where does the energy for a rocket's liftoff come from?
Chemical energy, stored in the fuel.
Where does the energy come from in the fission process?
It is stored in the atom.
Where does the energy come from to make NADPHin the light reactant?
From the energy stored in light.
Where does the energy stored in wind and waves come from?
it comes from the sun
What does the energy come from to make NADPH in the light reaction?
Photosystem 1
What three examples of stored energy come from photosynthesis?
Screw you and your biology.
Is butane in a lighter potential or kinetic energy?
potential
Where does energy in your body come from?
it depends on whether your starving or not. if not, it comes from food (measured in calories). otherwise, your body's' energy will come from stored fat, stored glucose (often in the liver) and lean body tissue (muscle).
