Which one of the following has the highest fuel value?

(a) Hydrogen (b) Charcoal (c) Natural gas (d) Gasoline

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(a) Fuel value can be expressed in terms of calorific value of fuel. The calorific value of a fuel is the amount of heat produced by burning 1 kg of fuel. Hydrogen has the highest calorific value of (141,790 KJ/kg ) thus have highest fuel value. Calorific value of charcoal, natural gas and gasoline are (29,600; 43,000; 47,300 kJ/ kg) respectively. Natural gas majorly consists of methane.

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