Biodiesel is an alternative fuel for vehicles that use petroleum diesel. Biodiesel is produced by reacting vegetable oil with

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Biodiesel is an alternative fuel for vehicles that use petroleum diesel. Biodiesel is produced by reacting vegetable oil with CH3OH. Methyl palmitate, C₁5H31COOCH3, a compound found in biodiesel, is made from soybean oil. One reaction of methyl palmitate with oxygen is represented by the balanced equation below.
2Cl5H31COOCH3 + 49O2 → 34CO2+ 34H₂O + heat
Describe the above reaction in terms of
a) heat change
b) type of reaction

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