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fossil fuels are oxidized by the combustion process. This chemical process releases high quantities of heat. 14,560 btu/lb for carbon which is oxidized to carbon dioxide. 62,000 btu/lb for hydrogen to water and 4050 btu/lb for sulfur to sulfur dioxide. These are comparable to 8081 cal/g, 34,414 cal/g, and 2248 cal/g respectively.
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When fossil fuels are burned they release energy stored thousands of years ago?
When fossil fuels are burned, they release energy stored years ago.
What problems harnessed nuclear energy from fossil fuels?
Nuclear energy does not come from fossil fuels
Does burning petrol release energy?
Petrol is a fossil fuel made from crude oil and burning fossil fuels produce energy so yes burning petrol does release energy.
What source of energy modern industrialized nations depend heavily on?
fossil fuels
How does solar energy reduce the use of fossil fuels?
Most countries burn fossil fuels to generate electricity.If they used solar power to generate electricity, thenThey would not have to use so much fossil fuel.Solar Energy itself does not reduce the use of fossil fuels. But the use of solar energy should hopefully reduce the need of fossil fuels to create energy, so therefore the more we can use solar power as an energy source instead of fossil fuels, the more we reduce the use of fossil fuels.
What are the main usues of fossil fuels?
Fossil fuels release energy as the result of ignition.
When fossil fuels are burned they release energy stored thousands of years ago?
When fossil fuels are burned, they release energy stored years ago.
What are the pro's about fossil fuels?
fuels are burned to release the chemical energy
What energy is released by fossil fuels?
Fossil fuel are burnt to release HEAT
Fossil fuels is what energy?
the energy that is in fossil fuels is chemical and radiant energy.
How energy transformed when fossil fuels are used?
Fossil fuels can be burned to release the potential chemical energy stored millions of years ago.The process of burning fuels is called Combustion.
How is energy transformed when fossil fuels are used?
Fossil fuels can be burned to release the potential chemical energy stored millions of years ago.The process of burning fuels is called Combustion.
Is kinetic energy stored by fossil fuels?
No. Fossil fuels store chemical energy. It is this chemical energy we tap by using them for fuels.
An energy-rich substance formed from the remains of organisms is?
Fossil Fuels =)
How do fossil fuels store energy?
Fossil fuels contain the chemical energy that plants and algae obtained from sunlight and then stored in sugars. Just as energy chemical energy is stored in sugars, chemical energy is stored in fossil fuels. All it takes to release it is enough heat and oxygen to cause the fuel to burn.
What problems harnessed nuclear energy from fossil fuels?
Nuclear energy does not come from fossil fuels
How did the energy get into fossil fuels?
Fossil fuels are made from plant and vegetable matter that died millions of years ago. The plants and vegetables got their energy from the main energy source around here - our sun. Essentially, fossil fuels can be regarded as stored energy from the sun. We use/release that energy again by burning the fuel.
