The combustion of gasoline (octane) in a car engine can be represented by the following equation: 2C3H18(1) + 2502(g) ---> 16CO2(g) +18H2O(g) a. What mass of oxygen is used up to burn a full tank of 36.00 kg of gasoline? b. Why might a vehicle that is calibrated to run perfectly at sea level run poorly at higher elevations?
The combustion of gasoline (octane) in a car engine can be represented by the following equation: 2C3H18(1) + 2502(g) ---> 16CO2(g) +18H2O(g) a. What mass of oxygen is used up to burn a full tank of 36.00 kg of gasoline? b. Why might a vehicle that is calibrated to run perfectly at sea level run poorly at higher elevations?
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![The combustion of gasoline (octane) in a car engine can be represented by the following equation:
2C3H18(1) + 2502(g) --> 16CO2(g) +18H2O(g)
a. What mass of oxygen is used up to burn a full tank of 36.00 kg of gasoline?
b. Why might a vehicle that is calibrated to run perfectly at sea level run poorly at higher elevations?
C.
According to the Canadian Automobile Association, the average Canadian drives 20,000 km/yr.
Assuming that distance, how many more kg of carbon dioxide are added to the atmosphere each year
by a Toyota Tacoma (fuel economy of 12.8 L/100 km) than a Toyota Prius (4.52 L/100 km)? The density
of gasoline is 0.719 kg/L.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fde24d8a6-50dc-4080-850d-249835a4e10e%2F646d0151-caf8-4d9e-a091-eb5d00af9b83%2F3tggzta_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The combustion of gasoline (octane) in a car engine can be represented by the following equation:
2C3H18(1) + 2502(g) --> 16CO2(g) +18H2O(g)
a. What mass of oxygen is used up to burn a full tank of 36.00 kg of gasoline?
b. Why might a vehicle that is calibrated to run perfectly at sea level run poorly at higher elevations?
C.
According to the Canadian Automobile Association, the average Canadian drives 20,000 km/yr.
Assuming that distance, how many more kg of carbon dioxide are added to the atmosphere each year
by a Toyota Tacoma (fuel economy of 12.8 L/100 km) than a Toyota Prius (4.52 L/100 km)? The density
of gasoline is 0.719 kg/L.
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