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Comparing fuels

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I can carry out a fair test to compare the energy transferred by burning different fuels.

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Burning a fuel transfers energy by heating its surroundings. Heating water in a boiling tube allows the amounts of energy transferred by different fuels to be compared. The mass of fuel used needs to be the same for each measurement. The temperature and volume of water being heated needs to be the same for each measurement.

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