Assume that you grow an alga like Chorella vulgaris in a bioreactor and extract that algal oil from the bioreactors which contained i. 1gm Propane (sp heat capacity = 1.68J/g0C) △T=40C ii. 1gm ethanol (sp heat capacity = 2.44J/g0C) △T=30C iii. 1gm Methyl (sp heat capacity = 2.028J/g0C) △T=60C a) Is combustion of each of these reactants an exothermic reaction?

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Assume that you grow an alga like Chorella vulgaris in a bioreactor and extract that algal oil from the bioreactors which contained 

i. 1gm Propane (sp heat capacity = 1.68J/g0C) △T=40C

ii. 1gm ethanol (sp heat capacity = 2.44J/g0C) △T=30C

iii. 1gm Methyl (sp heat capacity = 2.028J/g0C) △T=60C

 

a) Is combustion of each of these reactants an exothermic reaction?

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