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Why do some enignes require fuels like petrol and diesel ?

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Internal combustion heat engines use the chemical energy of fossil fuels (petrol and diesel) for their operation. These engines first convert the chemical energy of the fuels into heat enrgy which is later on converted nto mechanical energy.
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