A major component of gasoline is octane (C3H18). When octane is burned in air, it chemically reacts with oxygen gas (02) to produce carbon dioxide (CO,) and water (H,O). What mass of water is produced by the reaction of 8.7 g of octane?

A major component of gasoline is octane (C3H18). When octane is burned in air, it chemically reacts with oxygen gas (02) to produce carbon dioxide (CO,) and water (H,O). What mass of water is produced by the reaction of 8.7 g of octane?

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A major component of gasoline is octane (C3H18). When octane is burned in air, it chemically reacts with oxygen gas (02) to produce carbon dioxide (CO,)
and water (H,O).
What mass of water is produced by the reaction of 8.7 g of octane?

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