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Offline ss10libero

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****Question: Carbon produced from Combustion
« on: March 26, 2010, 12:47:31 AM »
How many kilograms of carbon are produced from the combustion of 8.00 gallons of gasoline. Assume that gasoline is C8H18 and has a density of 692 g/L.
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Re: ****Question: Carbon produced from Combustion
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2010, 03:14:50 AM »
Are you sure that's what your question reads, as carbon would not be produced by complete combustion of a hydrocarbon?
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Re: ****Question: Carbon produced from Combustion
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2010, 05:22:28 AM »
@sjb:
I think you need to assume that it is possible to completely convert the CO2 produced to carbon.
I think that's what the question demands
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Re: ****Question: Carbon produced from Combustion
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2010, 06:05:04 AM »
Maybe, just wanted to be sure.

To ss10libero - where is the question based, as there are different gallons in existence - http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gallon&oldid=350866105
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