Question

What is fuel and what are thecharacteristic of good fuel

Answer 1

Answer:

a substance that is used to provide heat or power, usually by being burned: Wood, coal, oil, petrol, and gas are all different kinds of fuel.

eg:

Plutonium is a fuel used to produce nuclear energy. nuclear fuel. unleaded fuel.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Fuel

A fuel is any material that can be made to react with other substances so that it releases energy as heat energy or to be used for work.

Characteristic of Fuel

1. It should possess high calorific value.
2. It should have proper ignition temperature.
3. It should not produce poisonous products during combustion.
4. It should have moderate rate of combustion.
5. Combustion should be easily controllable i.e., combustion of fuel should be easy to start or stop as and when required.