Q.

The heats of combustion of ethane, ethene and acetylene are –341.1, –330 and –310.9K.Calmol–1 respectively. The best fuel among them is

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a

Ethane

b

Ethene

c

Acetylene

d

All are equal   

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Calorific value (CV): amount of energy released per gram is called calorific value

Quality of fuel increases with increase in calorific value 

CV= Heat of combustion MW 

Ethane, CV=H eat of cambustton MW=-341.130=11.37KJ/g

Ethene, CV=H eat of cambustton MW=-33028=11.78KJ/g

Acetylene, CV= Heat of cambustion MW=-310.926=11.95KJ/g

Acetylene have best CV value and hence is the best fuel 

Hence the correct option is (C).       

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