(a) If an automobile travels 225 mi with a gas mileage of 20.5mi/gal, how many kilograms of CO2 are produced? Assumethat the gasoline is composed of octane, C8H181l2, whosedensity is 0.692 g>mL. (b) Repeat the calculation for a truckthat has a gas mileage of 5 mi/gal.

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(a) If an automobile travels 225 mi with a gas mileage of 20.5
mi/gal, how many kilograms of CO2 are produced? Assume
that the gasoline is composed of octane, C8H181l2, whose
density is 0.692 g>mL. (b) Repeat the calculation for a truck
that has a gas mileage of 5 mi/gal.

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