In a car engine, heat is produced when the burned fuel is chemically transformed into mostly CO2 and H2O, which are gases at the combustion temperature. These gases exert a force on a piston through...In a car engine, heat is produced when the burned fuel is chemically transformed into mostly CO2 and H2O, which are gases at the combustion temperature. These gases exert a force on a piston through a displacement, doing work and converting the piston’s kinetic energy into a variety of other forms—into the car’s kinetic energy; into electrical energy to run the spark plugs, radio, and lights; and back into stored energy in the car’s battery.
In a car engine, heat is produced when the burned fuel is chemically transformed into mostly CO2 and H2O, which are gases at the combustion temperature. These gases exert a force on a piston through...In a car engine, heat is produced when the burned fuel is chemically transformed into mostly CO2 and H2O, which are gases at the combustion temperature. These gases exert a force on a piston through a displacement, doing work and converting the piston’s kinetic energy into a variety of other forms—into the car’s kinetic energy; into electrical energy to run the spark plugs, radio, and lights; and back into stored energy in the car’s battery.
