Question
What do you understand by fuel efficiency?
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Answer
Fuel efficiency is determined by its calorific value which is the amount of heat energy produced on complete combustion of $1kg$ of a fuel. The calorific value of a fuel is expressed in $kJ/kg$.A good fuel should have high calorific value. That means it should produce large amount , of heat per unit mass.
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