The same amount of coal and dry wood was burned in the furnace. In what case was more heat released and how many times?
October 28, 2020 | Education
| When burning coal, more energy was released than when burning dry firewood, approximately 2.7 times, because the specific heat of combustion of coal is approximately 2.7 times the specific heat of combustion of dry wood, and the masses of the burned fuel are the same.
