Energy from Gasoline Burning a gallon of gasoline releases 1.19108J of internal energy.

 

A. If a certain car requires 5.5105 J J of work to drive one mile, how much heat is given off to the atmosphere each mile, assuming the car gets 23.7 miles to the gallon?

B If the miles per gallon of the car is increased, does the amount of heat released to the atmosphere increase, decrease, or stay the same? If the miles per gallon of the car is increased, does the amount of heat released to the atmosphere increase, decrease, or stay the same?

increase

decrease

stay the same

C Explain why