... I will prove this in my prediction. I also know that there is a link between the number of carbon atoms in the alcohols and the amount of heat that they produce on burning. From my preliminary experiment, I am aware that as the number of carbon atoms increase in the alcohol, the more heat given out by it when it is burnt. For example, from my Reference Book of Data photocopy with 'standard' results, I can tell that there is more heat given out by the alcohol Ethanol (C2H5OH) than the alcohol Methanol (CH3OH) when they are burnt. This is because there are more carbon and hydrogen atoms in Ethanol, therefore meaning that more chemical bonds need to made for the resulting product of carbon dioxide to balance the equation and as a result more heat is given off. There are also a number of factors which I would need ...

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