Calculations related to the application of stoichiometry to reactions involving the combustion of fuels, including mass-mass, mass-volume and volume-volume stoichiometry, to determine heat energy released, reactant and product amounts and net volume or mass of major greenhouse gases
(CO2, CH4 and H2O), limited to standard laboratory conditions (SLC) at 25 °C and 100 kPa
The use of specific heat capacity of water to approximate the quantity of heat energy released during the combustion of a known mass of fuel and food
The principles of solution calorimetry, including determination of calibration factor and consideration of the effects of heat loss; analysis of temperature-time graphs obtained from solution calorimetry
Energy from fuels and food:
Calculation of energy transformation efficiency during combustion as a percentage of chemical energy converted to useful energy
Comparison and calculations of energy values of foods containing carbohydrates, proteins and fats and oils
Chapter 2. Obtaining energy from fuels, pages 59 - 72
Problem Solving Exercises
Exercise 2.2 Comparing energy sources - page 65, problems 1 - 3
Exercise 2.3 Suitabilty of fuels for transport - page 68, problems 1 - 4
Exercise 2.4 Chapter Review, pages 69 - 72
These will check your ability to bring together the whole of the chapter content
Note: You may not need to do every problem to develop a good understanding, but you should do enough so that you are sufficiently challenged