Chemistry GCSE
Choosing fuels for particular uses
What Choosing fuels for particular uses means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The choice of fuel depends on matching these properties to the intended use, for example a gas for a quick hot flame and a liquid for storage and transport.
Topics that use Choosing fuels for particular uses
- Properties of hydrocarbons (AQA GCSE)
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- Combustion products
- Complete and incomplete combustion
- Energy transfer
- Exothermic reactions
- Intermolecular forces
- Oxidation
- Reactions of hydrocarbons
- Systematic balancing strategy
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