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Which of these has the highest BTU content when burned?

A: Paper
B: Plastic
C: Glass

User Smali
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B. Plastic

And because plastic is determined by heat of combustion using a one gram sample of a product burned in a calorimeter.
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Answer:

A. Plastic

Step-by-step explanation:

The heat release rate for expanded plastics is generally greater due to the relatively low density and resulting high burning rate.

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