A) Write the balanced equation for the following : Within thecylinders of a car\

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A) Write the balanced equation for the following : Within thecylinders of a car's engine, the hydrocarbon octane (C8H18), one of the manycomponents of gasoline, mixes with oxygen from the air and burns toform carbon dioxide and water vapor.


B) How many mL of liquid water are produced by the combustion inabundant oxygen of 775 mL of octane? Assume that the volumesof both liquids are measured at 20 degrees Celsius, where thedensities are 0.7025 g/mL for octane and 0.9982 g/mL for water.

Explanation / Answer

A) 2C8H18 + 25O2 -->16CO2 + 18H2O

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