From the following data for three prospective fuels, calculate
which could provide the most energy per unit mass and per
unit volume:
Fuel Density at 101.3 kPa (g/cm3) Molar Enthalpyof Combustion (MJ/mol)
Octane, C8H181l2 0.70 at 20 °C -5.53
Liquid Butane, C4H101l2 0.60 at -1 °C -2.88
Liquid hydrogen, H21l2 0.07 at -253 °C -0.29
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