
Chemistry for Engineering Students
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ISBN: 9781285199023
Author: Lawrence S. Brown, Tom Holme
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.71PAE
Interpretation Introduction
Interpretation: The reason for energy density being important in the transportation of fuels has to be justified.
Concept introduction:
- Energy density is the amount of energy that can be stored in a material per unit volume of it.
- Higher the energy density, higher is the amount of energy that can be stored in the material.
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