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Why is ethanol added to gasoline?
Ethanol is added to gasoline to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. It helps gasoline burn more cleanly and efficiently, resulting in lower levels of harmful pollutants being released into the atmosphere. Additionally, ethanol is a renewable fuel source that helps reduce the reliance on fossil fuels.
Why is ethanol a cleaner burning fuel than fossil fuels?
Ethanol burns more cleanly than fossil fuels because it produces lower levels of harmful pollutants like carbon monoxide and particulate matter when combusted. Additionally, ethanol is a renewable energy source that is derived from plants, making it a more sustainable option compared to fossil fuels that contribute to climate change through greenhouse gas emissions.
Why is methanol more polar than ethanol?
Methane is CH4 or H-CH3 Ethane is CH3-CH3 When compared to H- (in methane), the CH3- (methyl group in ethane) is more electron donating and hence ethane is more basic than methane.
Difference between methanol and ethanol?
Methanol is CH3OH, ethanol is CH3CH2OH. Both are alcohols, ethanol has one carbon more (or a CH2 group more) and is less polar than methanol. Also ethanol has higher boiling point than methanol.
Is hexane more dense than ethanol?
No, hexane is less dense than ethanol- hexane has a density of 0.6548g/mL and ethanol has a density of 0.789g/mL, so hexane will float on top of ethanol.
What burns more cleanly than gasoline?
Propane burns more cleanly than gasoline, producing fewer emissions and pollutants like carbon monoxide and particulate matter. It is considered a cleaner alternative fuel for vehicles and appliances.
Why is ethanol added to gasoline?
Ethanol is added to gasoline to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. It helps gasoline burn more cleanly and efficiently, resulting in lower levels of harmful pollutants being released into the atmosphere. Additionally, ethanol is a renewable fuel source that helps reduce the reliance on fossil fuels.
Why can kerosene and ethanol be used as fuels?
This can be answered on many different levels. They both burn and give out a good amount of heat is probably the simplest. In more scientific terms, they both contain chemical energy which is released when they burn. More practically, they both ignite easily and burn quite cleanly.
Why are cars being designed to use less fuel and burn fuel more cleanly?
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Why c2h5oh has higher boiling point?
Ethanol (C2H5OH) has a higher boiling point than methane (CH4) because it has stronger intermolecular forces, specifically hydrogen bonding, which requires more energy to overcome and boil. This results in a higher boiling point for ethanol compared to methane.
What can you do about cardon dioxide produced by planes?
That should be carbon dioxide. What can be done is to produce engines that burn fuel more cleanly than exisiting ones and that are more environment friendly.
What makes a car burn more gas than usual?
Possibilities:Higher proportion of ethanol in the fuelA lot of extra weight in the vehicle
Most Alternative Car Fuels are Used as Additives?
Ethanol, long an additive to gasoline, is by itself an alternate car fuel which burns more cleanly than fossil fuels. Most internal combustion engines, however, cannot burn pure ethanol so it is used as an additive. Biodiesel is similar, made from oils of plants such as soybeans or animal fats, then added to traditional diesel fuel. Hydrogen cells and electric batteries are other sources of alternative car fuels.
Why does ethanol has a higher boiling point?
Ethanol has a higher boiling point than methane because ethanol molecules are larger and have stronger intermolecular forces such as hydrogen bonding, making it more difficult for the molecules to break free from each other and vaporize.
What if you burn methane and methyl alcohol which gives off more heat?
Methane gives off more heat. Burning something is an oxidation reaction. Energy is released by forming more and more bonds between carbon and oxygen. Since methyl alcohol already has a C-O bond, it is already more oxidized than methane, so burning methyl alcohol releases less energy (heat) than burning methane (mole for mole).
What type of surface sun has?
The sun has methane, Helium etc.... type of gaseous surface. Which will burn may be more than a billion years.
Is ethanol or butanol a better fuel for a camp stove - Why?
Both of them will work. I'm going with ethanol because you can go to any hardware store in America and buy a can of "denatured alcohol," which is ethanol mixed with something to make it undrinkable (usually methanol, but they can use a lot of things, like Bitrex or gasoline). Butanol is harder to get. Additionally, it is likely that butanol will not burn clean. The extra carbon bonds require more oxygen to fully combust. You will probably end up with a lot of soot on your kettle and in your backpack, not to mention a nice chemical smell at your campsite.
