Asked by Kai
The heat of combustion of octane (C8H18) is 47.8 kJ/g and one gallon of C8H18 has a mass of 2620 g. If a car using octane is driven 10,000 miles in one year and gets 25 miles per gallon of octane, what is the total energy
consumption?
1. 5.01 × 107 kJ
2. 8.45 × 102 kJ
3. 34 × 107 kJ
4. 7.80 × 103 kJ
5. −13 × 103 kJ
consumption?
1. 5.01 × 107 kJ
2. 8.45 × 102 kJ
3. 34 × 107 kJ
4. 7.80 × 103 kJ
5. −13 × 103 kJ