(a) A commercial 737 jet transporting 143 passengers    and 5 crew members from Kansas City (MCI) to Baltimore (BWI) burned       11,800 lb (about 1700 gallons)   of Jet A fuel en route. Jet A fuel is kerosine based,   consisting primarily of CnH2n+2 hydrocarbons, with   n =6 to 16, so the carbon:hydrogen ratio is close to   1:2. During this flight, how much CO2 was released   into the atmosphere? Assume the combustion of the   fuel was complete, so all the fuel was burned to form   CO2 and H2O. Give both the mass of CO2 produced   (in kg and in lbs) and the volume it would occupy at   298 K, 1 atm.(b) How much CO2 would be released into the atmosphere if those                   passengers and crew made the trip    instead, in pairs, in hybrid cars at 40 miles per gallon.    Assume the density of the gasoline is 0.75 kg L-1 and    that carbon and hydrogen dominate the composition    in a ratio of 1:2. The road trip is 1082 miles.

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(a) A commercial 737 jet transporting 143 passengers
    and 5 crew members from Kansas City (MCI) to Baltimore (BWI) burned       11,800 lb (about 1700 gallons)
   of Jet A fuel en route. Jet A fuel is kerosine based,
   consisting primarily of CnH2n+2 hydrocarbons, with
   n =6 to 16, so the carbon:hydrogen ratio is close to
   1:2. During this flight, how much CO2 was released
   into the atmosphere? Assume the combustion of the
   fuel was complete, so all the fuel was burned to form
   CO2 and H2O. Give both the mass of CO2 produced
   (in kg and in lbs) and the volume it would occupy at
   298 K, 1 atm.
(b) How much CO2 would be released into the atmosphere if those                   passengers and crew made the trip
    instead, in pairs, in hybrid cars at 40 miles per gallon.
    Assume the density of the gasoline is 0.75 kg L-1 and
    that carbon and hydrogen dominate the composition
    in a ratio of 1:2. The road trip is 1082 miles.

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