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The formula for the reaction of gasoline as it combusts is:

CnH2n+2 + nO2-> nCO2

from this it is obvious that each carbon/hydrogen unit in the gasoline "chain" has a mass of slightly more than 14 while the carbon in the CO2 has a similar unit mass of 44, almost 3 times as much. As the carbon numbers are the same on both sides of the equation the weight after combustion is higher.

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