An automobile gasoline tank holds 20 kg of gasoline. when the gasoline burns, 83 kg of oxygen is consumed and carbon dioxide and water are produced.

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Korbin Hunt

1 November, 19:55

An automobile gasoline tank holds 20 kg of gasoline. when the gasoline burns, 83 kg of oxygen is consumed and carbon dioxide and water are produced.

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Mccarty · Answer 1

Missing question: What is the total combined mass of carbon dioxide and water that is produced?

Chemical reaction: gasoline + O₂ → CO₂ + H₂O.

For this question use mass conservation law (mass of products is equal to mass of reagents) : m (reactants) = m (products of reaction).

m (gasoline + oxygen) = m (carbon (IV) oxide + water).

m (carbon (IV) oxide + water) = 20 kg + 83 kg = 103 kg.

Jennifer Bradford · Answer 2

The total mass before the reaction equals the total mass after the reaction. Gasoline + O2 = CO2 + H2O. the law of the conservation of mass, the mass of the products must equal the mass of the reactants in a closed system. Therefore, assuming a closed system 20 kg + 82 kg = 102 kg = mass of reactants = mass of products.