If a Gasoline-Powered Vehicle Requires Primary Energy of 3

question 10

Essay

If a gasoline-powered vehicle requires primary energy of 3.7 MJ/km from
the combustion of gasoline (mostly octane) and emits 1.7 g/km of CO, what fraction of the carbon in the octane is not fully oxidized?

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