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natima [27]
4 years ago
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1. Natural gas is used as a cooking fuel in many restaurants and homes. The primary chemical components of natural gas are hydro

carbons known as alkanes. Research and list the primary alkanes found in natural gas, and explain why these compounds excel as fuel sources.
Chemistry
1 answer:
Sveta_85 [38]4 years ago
3 0

Answer:

The main component of natural gas is methane (CH4) at 60 to 90% followed by various combination of ethane, propane, and butane whose percentage can vary from 0 to 20% each. For each unit mass of alkanes, the combustion energy (energy released when the fuel reacts with oxygen) released is very high about 13 to 15 kcal/g, which is higher than even those generated by petrol or diesel. So, for heating or other energy generation purpose for household purposes, this source of energy is used.

The equation for combustion of methane is shown below. Upon combustion, carbondioxide and water is produced with simultaneous generation of heat which is the source of energy used for consumption.

CH4 + 2O2 --> CO2+ 2H2O + heat [ For methane, the combustion energy is ~ 6kcal/g]

As the CH2 units are increased in the alkanes, the combustion energy increases, for e.g., ethane has combustion energy of 7 kcal/g and propane has about 12 kcal/g.

Explanation:

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