Some of the heat generated by burning candle in part B is lost to the surroundin

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Some of the heat generated by burning candle in part B is lost to the surrounding rather then being absorbed by the water. If this heat loss were taken into account, would your calculated heat energy released per gram of fuel burned be greater or less then the value your reported? Some of the heat generated by burning candle in part B is lost to the surrounding rather then being absorbed by the water. If this heat loss were taken into account, would your calculated heat energy released per gram of fuel burned be greater or less then the value your reported?

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It would be more than the repoted value as the the heat lost would be added to total energy released as a result enthalpy would increase.

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