Answer to Question #83255 in General Chemistry for Simone Smith

Question

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has been a topic in the news lately as one of the major causes of global warming and climate change (a topic we will explore later). One of the major components of gasoline is octane and it undergoes the following reaction in your car:

2 C8H18 (l) + 25 O2 --> 16 CO2 + 18 H2O

If the typical tank (about 15 gal) can hold 42.6 kg of gasoline, how many kg of CO2 will be released into the air from using your car?