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To obtain the largest possible amount of heat from a chemical reaction we need to minimize the amount of energy that is being converted into work.
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At constant volume, all of the energy released by the combustion reaction is evolved as heat. When the reaction is carried out at constant pressure, some of the energy released does work on the atmosphere by expanding against it. Therefore, to obtain the largest possible amount of heat from a chemical reaction the reaction should be carried out under constant volume.
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