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Complete the Table Below, and Identify the Fuel with the Highest

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Complete the table below, and identify the fuel with the highest fuel value.  Substance  Model  Compound  Molar Mass  (g/mol)  Enthalpy of  Combustion  (kJ/mol)  Fuel Value  (kJ/g)  Natural gas CH416.04801 Petroleum gas C3H844.102,040 Heating oil C14H34226.010,800 Coal C135H96O9NS1,90644,000 Wood C6H12O6180.02,540\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | } \hline { \text { Substance } } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Model } \\\text { Compound }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Molar Mass } \\\text { (g/mol) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Enthalpy of } \\\text { Combustion } \\\text { (kJ/mol) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Fuel Value } \\\text { (kJ/g) }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Natural gas } & \mathrm { CH } _ { 4 } & 16.04 & 801 & \\\hline \text { Petroleum gas } & \mathrm { C } _ { 3 } \mathrm { H } _ { 8 } & 44.10 & 2,040 & \\\hline \text { Heating oil } & \mathrm { C } _ { 14 } \mathrm { H } _ { 34 } & 226.0 & 10,800 & \\\hline \text { Coal } & \mathrm { C } _ { 135 } \mathrm { H } _ { 96 } \mathrm { O } _ { 9 } \mathrm { NS } & 1,906 & 44,000 & \\\hline \text { Wood } & \mathrm { C } _ { 6 } \mathrm { H } _ { 12 } \mathrm { O } _ { 6 } & 180.0 & 2,540 & \\\hline\end{array}

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