Calculate the number of pounds of
CO2 released into the atmosphere when a 20.0 gallon
20.0 gallon tank of gasoline is burned in an automobile engine. Assume that gasoline is primarily octane, C
8
H
18
,
C8H18, and that the density of gasoline is 0.692 g⋅mL
−1
.
0.692 g⋅mL−1. This assumption ignores additives. Also, assume complete combustion.
