The findings of henri becquerel and the curies to discredit what notion held for a very long time? that matter can never be created or destroyed. matter is made up of any smaller parts. matter is radioactive and decays over time. that matter is indivisible and indestructible.

The magnitude of the amount of energy released by burning a fuel source, measured in energy per unit mass, is called its fuel value. note that the fuel value is the negative of the isobaric specific heat of combustion for the fuel. if all the energy obtained from burning 1.23 pounds of butane with a fuel value of 10.85 kcal/g is used to heat 128.0 kg of water at an initial temperature of 18.3 °c, what is the final temperature? note that 1 lb = 453.6 g.