Homework Help: Chemistry Octane Combustion

Posted by Chemistry on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 6:45pm.

Write the balanced equation for the combustion of octane (C8H18). Assuming that gasoline is 100% octane, with a density of 0.692 g/mL, what mass of CO2 is produced by combustion of 1.7 1010 gal of gasoline?

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Chemistry Octane Combustion - bobpursley, Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 6:50pm
Find the mass of octane in that number of gallons with that density. Now the moles, and then use the balanced equation.
Chemistry Octane Combustion - bob, Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 1:19pm
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