Ethanol (C2H5OH) and gasoline (assumed to be all octane,

Chapter 10, Problem 96AP

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Problem 96AP

Ethanol (C2H5OH) and gasoline (assumed to be all octane, C8H18) are both used as automobile fuel. If gasoline is selling for $2.79/gal, what would the price of ethanol have to be in order to provide the same amount of heat per dollar? The density and  of octane are 0.7025 g/mL and –249.9 kJ/mol, respectively, and of ethanol are 0.7894 g/mL and –277.0 kJ/mol. respectively (I gal = 3.785 L).

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