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Question 14
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This question is about alcohols used as fuels.

A student burned different alcohols and determined the energy released from each.

Table 1: Energy released by burning alcohols

AlcoholFormula of one molecule of the alcoholEnergy released in kJ/g\text{kJ/g}kJ/g
EthanolC2H5OH\text{C}_2\text{H}_5\text{OH}C2​H5​OH29.6
PropanolC3H7OH\text{C}_3\text{H}_7\text{OH}C3​H7​OH33.6
ButanolC4H9OH\text{C}_4\text{H}_9\text{OH}C4​H9​OH36.1
PentanolC5H11OH\text{C}_5\text{H}_{11}\text{OH}C5​H11​OH37.7
HexanolC6H13OH\text{C}_6\text{H}_{13}\text{OH}C6​H13​OH38.9
HeptanolC7H15OH\text{C}_7\text{H}_{15}\text{OH}C7​H15​OH39.8

Calculate the mass of propanol that must be burned to release the same amount of energy as burning 2.50 g2.50\text{ g}2.50 g of hexanol. Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

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