H2O(g)is −241.82kJ/mol The standard enthalpy of formation for CO2(g)is −393.5kJ/mol The standard enthalpy of formation for C8H18(l) is −249.9kJ/mol 1)how much CO2 is released from 1 tank of gas? 2) there are 3000 students and employees. Further assume that they all drive, and on an average they consume 1 tank of gas each, every week to get to and from work. If every tank is 12 gallons (1 gallon = 3.785 L) can you estimate how much heat is transferred

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2C8H18(l) + 25 O2(g) = 16 CO2(g) + 18 H2O(l)

  • The standard enthalpy of formation for H2O(g)is −241.82kJ/mol
  • The standard enthalpy of formation for CO2(g)is −393.5kJ/mol
  • The standard enthalpy of formation for C8H18(l) is −249.9kJ/mol

1)how much CO2 is released from 1 tank of gas?

2) there are 3000 students and employees. Further assume that they all drive, and on an average they consume 1 tank of gas each, every week to get to and from work. If every tank is 12 gallons (1 gallon = 3.785 L) can you estimate how much heat is transferred 

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The standard enthalpy of formation for H2O (g)is −241.82 kJ/mol

The standard enthalpy of formation for CO2 (g)is −393.5 kJ/mol

The standard enthalpy of formation for C8H18 (l) is −249.9kJ/mol 

 

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