Ethanol (C2H5OH) is currently blended with gasoline as an automobile fuel. (a) Write a balanced equation for

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Ethanol (C2H5OH) is currently blended with gasoline as an automobile fuel.
(a) Write a balanced equation for the combustion of liquid ethanol in air.
(b) Calculate the standard enthalpy change for the reaction, assuming H2O(g) as a product.
(c) Calculate the heat produced per liter of ethanol by combustion of ethanol under constant pressure. Ethanol has a density of 0.789 g/mL.
(d) Calculate the mass of CO2 produced per kJ of heat emitted.
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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0321696724

12th edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward

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