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Why are carbon and its compounds used as fuels for most applications?

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Carbon and its compounds are used as fuels because they burn in air releasing a large amount of heat energy.
`C+O_(2) to CO_(2)+` Heat
`CH_(4)+2O_(2) to CO_(2)+H_(2)O+` Heat
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