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If 1 gallon of gasoline weights 6.1 lbs why is it that 1 gallon used in an engine can produce 19 lbs of CO2?
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∙ 16y ago
Simple chemistry. Gasoline consist of long chains of carbon surrounded by hydrogen atoms. The products of combustion are generally CO2 and H2O where the Oxygen comes from the atmosphere. The atomic weight of Carbon is 12 and the Oxygen is 16 and Hydrogen is 1. You don't have to know the exact chemistry of gasoline to know that every Carbon(12) atom in gasoline gets grabbed onto by two Oxygen(16) atoms. So you get roughly 3X the weight of CO2. Additional note: Many dirigibles balanced off the fuel they burned by collecting the water from the engine exhaust to use as ballast. There is much more weight of water that comes from combustion than the weight of the burned fuel. Before this dirigibles needed sand as ballast.
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The same
How much oil does it take to make a gallon of gasoline?
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Is there more power in petrol engine than diesel engine?
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How many barrels of oil does it take to produce 9253000 gallons of gasoline?
It takes about 474,512.8 barrels of oil to produce 9,253,000 gallons of gasoline.19.5 gallons of gasoline for each 42-gallon barrel of oil
How much crude oil does it take to make a gallon of gas?
It takes about 2.1 gallons of crude oil to produce one gallon of gasoline.
1 gallon equals gallons of gasoline?
1 gallon equals 1 gallon of gasoline.
How many gallons of gasoline can be produce from one barrel of crude oil?
About 19.6 gallons of gasoline is produced from each 42-gallon barrel of crude oil.
How much water does it take to make 1 gallon of gasoline?
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What is the tax on a gallon of gasoline?
there is no tax on gasoline
How much was gasoline per gallon in 1996?
The price of gasoline in the year 1996 was... $1.21 per gallon. The price of gasoline in the year 1996 was... $1.21 per gallon.
How much did a gallon of gasoline cost in 1996?
The U.S. price of gasoline was about $1.40/gallon in 1996.
