and don't say heat, oxygen, and fuel. this part i know. I'm asking about the fuel. what makes it a fuel? wood is fuel, gas can be fuel. water is not fuel. coal is fuel yet diamonds are not, and both are carbon. hmm
2007-02-06 18:35:36 · 3 answers · asked by JizZ E. Jizzy 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
If a compound can be easily oxidized, then it can burn. That's why metals, sugars, lipids, etc. all burn; they are being oxidized very rapidly and giving off tons of energy.
and btw, coal is not carbon- coal is made from a variety of carbon-containing compounds, but is not pure carbon. Graphite is pure carbon
2007-02-06 18:42:29 · answer #1 · answered by kz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of all the fuel when burned needs to be exothermic. and it must realease a large amount of energy considering the moles of reactant.
2007-02-07 02:44:33 · answer #2 · answered by Jian C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Energy?
2007-02-07 02:39:25 · answer #3 · answered by Jon's Mom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋