A newspaper article about the danger of global warming from the accumulation of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide states that "reducing driving your car by 20.0 miles a week would prevent release of over 1000. pounds of CO₂ per year into the atmosphere." To decide if this is a reasonable statement, calculate the reduction in the number of pounds of CO₂ a car would release in a year if its use was decreased by 20.0 miles per week. Think about the effects of possible variations in gas mileage on your answer. Gasoline is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons. In your calculations, assume that gasoline is octane (molecular formula C8H18) and that it is burned completely to CO₂ and H₂O in the engine of your car. Also assume that the car averages 26.4 miles per gallon and that the density of octane is 0.703 g cm-³. Reduction in pounds of CO₂ released = lb

A newspaper article about the danger of global warming from the accumulation of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide states that "reducing driving your car by 20.0 miles a week would prevent release of over 1000. pounds of CO₂ per year into the atmosphere." To decide if this is a reasonable statement, calculate the reduction in the number of pounds of CO₂ a car would release in a year if its use was decreased by 20.0 miles per week. Think about the effects of possible variations in gas mileage on your answer. Gasoline is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons. In your calculations, assume that gasoline is octane (molecular formula C8H18) and that it is burned completely to CO₂ and H₂O in the engine of your car. Also assume that the car averages 26.4 miles per gallon and that the density of octane is 0.703 g cm-³. Reduction in pounds of CO₂ released = lb

Chemistry

10th Edition

ISBN:9781305957404

Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Publisher:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

Section: Chapter Questions

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