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A civil engineering student is considering buying an electric car. However, the conscious student wants to make sure her carbon

svetlana [45]

Answer:

$\text{An gasoline-powered vehicle has }\\\boxed{\text{five times the carbon footprint}}\text{ of an electric vehicle.}$

Explanation:

1. Miles travelled in an average month

$\text{Miles} = \text{1 mo} \times \dfrac{\text{52 wk}}{\text{12 mo}} \times \dfrac{\text{5 da}}{\text{1 wk}} \times \dfrac{\text{16 mi}}{\text{1 da}} = \text{347 mi}$

2. Using a gasoline powered vehicle

(a) Moles of heptane used

$n = \text{347 mi} \times \dfrac{\text{1 gal}}{\text{36.5 mi}}\times \dfrac{\text{3.785 L}}{\text{1 gal}} \times \dfrac{\text{679.5 g}}{\text{1L}} \times \dfrac{ \text{1 mol}}{\text{100.20 g}}= \text{244 mol}$

(b) Equation for combustion

C₇H₁₆ + O₂ ⟶ 7CO₂ + 8H₂O

(c) Moles of CO₂ formed

$n = \text{244 mol heptane} \times \dfrac{\text{7 mol CO$_{2}$}}{\text{1 mol heptane}} = \text{1710 mol CO$_{2}$}$

(d) Volume of CO₂ formed

At 20 °C and 1 atm, the molar volume of a gas is 24.0 L.

$V = \text{1710 mol } \times \dfrac{\text{24.0 L}}{\text{1 mol}} \times \dfrac{\text{1 gal}}{\text{3.785 L}} = \textbf{10 800 gal}$

3. Using an electric vehicle

(a) Theoretical energy used

$\text{Theor. Energy} = \text{347 mi} \times \dfrac{\text{1 kWh}}{\text{5.2 mi}} = \text{66.7 kWh theor.}$

(b) Actual energy used

The power station is only 85 % efficient.

$\text{Actual energy used} = \text{66.7 kWh theor.} \times \dfrac{\text{100 kWh actual}}{\text{ 85 kWh theor.}}\times \dfrac{\text{3600 kJ}}{\text{1 kWh}}\\\\ = 2.82\times 10^{5} \text{ kJ}\$

(c) Combustion of CH₄

CH₄ + 2O₂ ⟶ CO₂ +2 H₂O

(d) Equivalent volume of CO₂

The heat of combustion of methane is -802.3 kJ·mol⁻¹

$V= 2.82\times 10^{5}\text{ kJ} \times \dfrac{\text{1 mol methane}}{\text{802.3 kJ}} \times \dfrac{\text{1 mol CO$_{2}$} }{\text{1 mol methane}} \times \dfrac{ \text{24.0 L}}{ \text{1 mol CO$_{2}$}}\\\\ \times \dfrac{\text{1 gal}}{\text{3.875 L}} = \textbf{2180 gal}$

4. Comparison

$\dfrac{V_{\text{gasoline}}}{V_{\text{electric}}} = \dfrac{10800}{2180} = 5.0\\\\ \text{An gasoline-powered vehicle has }\\ \boxed{\textbf{ five times the carbon footprint}}\text{ of an electric vehicle.}$

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3 years ago

Acid rain is produced when _______ mixes with the water of a raindrop.

goldfiish [28.3K]

The answer should be B - Nitrogen Dioxide.

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3 years ago

3 H2 (g) + N2 (g) 2 NH3 (g)

ale4655 [162]

Answer:

Mass = 0.697 g

Explanation:

Given data:

Volume of hydrogen = 1.36 L

Mass of ammonia produced = ?

Temperature = standard = 273.15 K

Pressure = standard = 1 atm

Solution:

Chemical equation:

3H₂ + N₂ → 2NH₃

First of all we will calculate the number of moles of hydrogen:

PV = nRT

R = general gas constant = 0.0821 atm.L/mol.K

1atm ×1.36 L = n × 0.0821 atm.L/mol.K × 273.15 K

1.36 atm.L = n × 22.43 atm.L/mol

n = 1.36 atm.L / 22.43 atm.L/mol

n = 0.061 mol

Now we will compare the moles of hydrogen and ammonia:

H₂ : NH₃

3 : 2

0.061 : 2/3×0.061 = 0.041

Mass of ammonia:

Mass = number of moles × molar mass

Mass = 0.041 mol × 17 g/mol

Mass = 0.697 g

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3 years ago

A 3.0 M HCl(aq) solution contains a total of

goblinko [34]

Molarity = number of moles / volume in liters solution

Answer (3)

hope this helps!

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3 years ago

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3ZnSO4 Zn = S = O = bjkb.hk

Kay [80]

Answer:

Zn 3

s 1

o 4

Zn. zine

s. sulphate

o oxygen

3znso4. zine sulphateoxide

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3 years ago

Taking a cross section of a fiber can reveal what?​

Taking a cross section of a fiber can reveal what?