If your car gets 21.4 mpg, how many L of CO2, will you release into the atmosphere, if you drove the 1280miles from Towson University to Key West Florida for a much needed break after taking Chemistry 121? Assume 1.05atm and 17.0C.
What would your carbon load be in lbs (lbs of CO2 released) per mile traveled?
Assume that gasoline is octane; therefore the following reaction should be considered.
____C8H18(I) +_____O2(g) „³____CO2(g)+__H2O(g)
Physical Constants that you will find necessary:
Density of octane =0.7025g/ml
1Gal=3.79L
1LB=454g