Question

calculate how many tons of carbon dioxide is produced when 500 gal of gasoline are combusted. assume primary ingredient of gasoline is octane C8H18(l) which has density of 0.703 g ml-1

Answer 1

4.52 tons

Answer 2

The calculation involves converting the volume of gasoline to mass using its density, determining the moles of octane, and then using stoichiometry from the balanced combustion equation to find the moles of CO2 produced, which is then converted to tons.