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heat of combustion

American  

noun

  1. Physics. calorific value.


heat of combustion British  

noun

  1. chem the heat evolved when one mole of a substance is burnt in oxygen at constant volume

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

heat of combustion Scientific  
  1. The amount of heat released when one mole of a substance is completely oxidized.


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To determine the rate at which coal is to be fed into the burner in this type of plant, the heat of combustion per ton of coal must be determined using a bomb calorimeter.

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An acetylene torch takes advantage of the high heat of combustion for acetylene.

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The oxygen-hydrogen torch, because of the high heat of combustion of hydrogen, can achieve temperatures up to 2800 °C. The hot flame of this torch is useful in cutting thick sheets of many metals.

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The heat of combustion of propane is −2,219.2 kJ/mol.

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It follows that the true heat of combustion of carbon, i.e. the heat of combustion of one gramme-atom, is 96.96 + d.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

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