Just wondering how many liters are in 1 mole of gasoline.
Thanks!
2006-11-11 14:24:10 · 3 answers · asked by Andrew\ 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
That is virtually impossible to answer, as gasoline is a mixture of different hydrocarbons varying from 5 to 10 carbon atoms per molecule.
2006-11-11 14:34:53 · answer #1 · answered by leprechaun 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A gram mole of gasoline ranges from 0.102 to 0.106 liters in volume
A Kilogram mole of gas ranges from 102 to 106 liters in volume.
To determine the volume you first need to determine the average molecular weight and specific gravity for gasoline which is 92 to 95 and 0.9 respectively.
2006-11-11 15:31:57 · answer #2 · answered by Timothy H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gasoline is largely heptane so figure the moles of heptane per liter. Heptane (C7H16) has a molecular weight of 100. The specific gravity is around 0.74 so that's 740 gm/liter giving 7.4 gram-moles per liter.
2006-11-11 15:04:01 · answer #3 · answered by Pretzels 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋