5. Consider the combustion reaction of octane (C8H18, mol. wt. = 114.23 g/mol, density = 0.703 g/mL). a. Write out the balanced chemical equation for this reaction. All products are in the gas phase.   2 C8H18 + 25 02 ----> CO2 + 18 H2O b. Calculate the standard free energy (in kJ/mol) released in this reaction. c. Making the approximation that gasoline consists of 100% octane, how much energy would 1.00 gallon of gasoline release? (1 quart = 946 mL, 1 gallon = 4 quarts)

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5. Consider the combustion reaction of octane (C8H18, mol. wt. = 114.23 g/mol, density = 0.703 g/mL).

a. Write out the balanced chemical equation for this reaction. All products are in the gas phase.  

2 C8H18 + 25 02 ----> CO2 + 18 H2O

b. Calculate the standard free energy (in kJ/mol) released in this reaction.

c. Making the approximation that gasoline consists of 100% octane, how much energy would 1.00 gallon of gasoline release? (1 quart = 946 mL, 1 gallon = 4 quarts)

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