Acetylene (used in welding torches) C 2 H 2 , sucrose(cane sugar) C 12 H 22 O

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Acetylene (used in welding torches) C2H2, sucrose(cane sugar) C12H22O11, and caffeine C8H10O2N4, are all popular energy sources. Their heats of combustion are 310.6 kcal/mol, 1348.2 kcal/mol, and 1014.2 kcal/mol, respectively. Which substance has the highest specific energy density (kJ/kg)?

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The Physics of Energy

ISBN: 978-1107016651

1st edition

Authors: Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor

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