car consumes 30 moles per gallon of gasoline and drives 12000 miles per year. Calculate the amount of oxygen required to run the car for one year [Assume that octane (CyH) is the main component of the gasoline.]
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The solution is as follows:
1. Combustion reaction in the car is as follows:
C8H18 + 252O2 →8 CO2 + 9 H2O
1 mole of octane requires 12.5 moles of oxygen.
30 moles of octane requires 30(12.5) = 375 moles of oxygen.
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