The chemical bonds in fuel are changed when the fuel is burned to move a car. What type of energy conversion is taking place in this example?

Chemical energy to heat energy

Explanation:

The type of energy conversion when fuel is burnt to move a car is from chemical energy to heat energy.

One of the fundamental laws in chemistry postulates that "energy is neither created nor destroyed but transformed from one form to another".

This law suggests that energy can be transformed from one form to another.

In an automobile, the fuel is chemical compound with chains of hydrocarbons. When these bonds are broken during combustion in the engine, the chemical energy, a form of potential energy, is converted to heat energy, a form of kinetic energy. The heat energy is used to drive pistons and cause the mechanics of a car to begin to move.

chemical to heat