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The enthalpy of combustion of octane, C8H18, one of the major components of gasoline, is 5463 kJ/mole or 48 kJ/g. The density of octane is 0.70g/mL.

If your chemistry teacher's car requires approximately 10 L of octane in order to travel 100 km, how much energy does it require to travel 100 km?

2007-11-07 23:48:53 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Chemistry

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10 L/100 km * 0.70 g/mL * 1000 mL/L * 48 kJ/g =

336,000 kJ/100 km or

336 MJ/100 km

2007-11-08 00:08:47 · answer #1 · answered by gebobs 6 · 0 0

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