Energy Potential






Burning Petroleum

  •  According to the Britannica Encyclopedia, a combustion reaction is one that burns organic carbon molecules with the presence of oxygen. The result is a more stable carbon compound (carbon dioxide), water, and heat.
  • The Conservation of Energy states that energy can not be created or destroyed, but only transferred from once source to another. In the same way, the large amounts of heat (energy) does not come out of nowhere
    • Instead, the hydrocarbons have the potential to create vast amounts of energy when excited with a startup energy 
      • Differs from Potential Energy that is reliant on height and gravity
    • The process is due to the valence electrons that are transferred in the ion shell of the carbon atoms
  • According to the book, Physics For Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach, the author, Randall D. Knight, states that, " Energy can be transferred between the system and the environment if they have thermal interaction. The energy transferred in a thermal interaction is called heat."
    • Heat is not just a hot substance. Heat is the thermal exchange of energy between masses
      • Hydrocarbons have the potential to create a thermal interaction exchange between environment and median
   

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