Question

Calculate the amount of energy a woman takes in during a year on a 2200kcal a day diet (1 calorie = 4.18J). Calculate the amount of energy she spends in driving 5000 miles a year at 40 miles to the gallon of octane, given 1 gallon of octane weighs 3.12 kg, and standard enthalpy of combustion (octane-C8H18 ) = -5512kJ/mol.