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Offline The Roseate Spoonbill

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Chemical Reaction for Vegatable oil Combustion
« on: April 22, 2008, 11:36:47 PM »
What is the chemical reaction for the combustion of vegatable oil?
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Re: Chemical Reaction for Vegatable oil Combustion
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2008, 08:49:33 AM »
It is a hydrocarbon.
What are the products for combustion of any hydrocarbon?
Write the proper formula for vegetable oil, and balance it.


Note, vegetable oil is actually a mixture, so just find a good solid resource on the main component of vegetable oil.
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Re: Chemical Reaction for Vegatable oil Combustion
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2008, 09:08:31 AM »
Quote from: enahs on April 23, 2008, 08:49:33 AM
It is a hydrocarbon.
What are the products for combustion of any hydrocarbon?
Write the proper formula for vegetable oil, and balance it.


Note, vegetable oil is actually a mixture, so just find a good solid resource on the main component of vegetable oil.

It is an ester (triglyceride), but not a hydrocarbon
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Re: Chemical Reaction for Vegatable oil Combustion
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2008, 07:34:10 PM »
Really. Darn. I suck.

I demand they no longer call it vegetable oil. It confuses stupid people like me.
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