Methyl myristate, C 13 H 27 CO 2 CH 3 (), can be used as a biofuel.

Methyl myristate, C₁₃H₂₇CO₂CH₃(ℓ), can be used as a biofuel.
(a) Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction that occurs when 1 mol of methyl myristate, C₁₃H₂₇CO₂CH₃(ℓ), is burned, forming CO₂(g) and H₂O(g).

(b) Using enthalpy of formation data, calculate the standard enthalpy change for the oxidation of 1.00 mol of methyl myristate (∆_fH° =−771.0 kJ/mol) to form CO₂(g) and H₂O(g).
(c) Which compound, methyl myristate [C₁₃H₂₇CO₂CH₃(ℓ)] or hexadecane (C₁₆H₃₄, one of many hydrocarbons in petroleum based diesel fuel), is predicted to provide the greater energy per mole of fuel? Per liter? (∆_fH° for C₁₆H₃₄ = −456.1 kJ/mol) [d(methyl myristate) = 0.86 g/mL, and d(C₁₆H₃₄) = 0.77 g/mL].