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Answer by Elisha Babanyara Ellemidi for Ethane and ethene: which is easier to...

Ethene produce a high temperature. Ethane release more heat per mol. The extra heat released by ethane goes into heating up more water which has a high heat temperature.

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Answer by ron for Ethane and ethene: which is easier to burn? Which one burns...

Why and how do enthalpy and $E_\mathrm a$ change when two single bonds and two H atoms are replaced with a double bond?Olefins are less stable than their corresponding alkane analogues. For example,...

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Answer by Brinn Belyea for Ethane and ethene: which is easier to burn? Which...

Ethane will release more heat per mole but ethene should produce a higher temperature. The extra heat released by ethane goes into heating up more water which has a high heat capacity.As for which has...

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Ethane and ethene: which is easier to burn? Which one burns hotter? Why?

Anything that burns "easy", has a low activation energy ($E_\mathrm a$) for the burning process. Anything that burns hotter, will have a lesser enthalpy and thus, will have a more aggressive exothermic...

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