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Leaded gasoline contains lead that ends up in the engine
Chapter 2, Problem 117P(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 117P
Leaded gasoline contains lead that ends up in the engine exhaust. Lead is a very toxic engine emission. The use of leaded gasoline in the United States has been unlawful for most vehicles since the 1980s. However, leaded gasoline is still used in some parts of the world. Consider a city with 70,000 cars using leaded gasoline. The gasoline contains 0.15 g/L of lead and 50 percent of lead is exhausted to the environment. Assuming that an average car travels 15,000 km per year with a gasoline consumption of 8.5 L/100 km, determine the amount of lead put into the atmosphere per year in that city.
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Problem 117P
Leaded gasoline contains lead that ends up in the engine exhaust. Lead is a very toxic engine emission. The use of leaded gasoline in the United States has been unlawful for most vehicles since the 1980s. However, leaded gasoline is still used in some parts of the world. Consider a city with 70,000 cars using leaded gasoline. The gasoline contains 0.15 g/L of lead and 50 percent of lead is exhausted to the environment. Assuming that an average car travels 15,000 km per year with a gasoline consumption of 8.5 L/100 km, determine the amount of lead put into the atmosphere per year in that city.
ANSWER:
Step by step solution Step 1 of 2Express gasoline consumption per year by car travels 15,000km.Gasoline consumption=(NO.of cars) (distance covered in a year) (gasoline consumption peryear)Number of cars=70,000Distance traveled by car in one year=15,000km/car-yearGasoline consumption per 100 km=8.5 LGasoline consumption=(70,000) (15,000km) (8.5 L/100km)=89,250,000L/yearThus,gasoline consumption is 89,250,000L/yr.