Answer:
The mass of carbon dioxide that is added to the atmosphere is 1.50526 kg.
Explanation:
[tex]C_3H_8 + 5O_2 \rightarrow 3CO2 + 4H_2O[/tex]
Mass of octane = 1.3 kg = 1300 g
Moles of octane = [tex]\frac{1300 g}{114 g/mol}=11.4035 mol[/tex]
According to reaction 1 mole of octane gives 3 moles of carbon dioxide.
Then 11.4035 moles of octane will producer:
[tex]\frac{3}{1}\times 11.4035 mol=34.2105 mol[/tex] of carbon dioxide
Mass of 34.2105 moles of carbon dioxide:
[tex]34.2105 mol\times 44 g/mol=1,505.26 g=1.50526 kg[/tex]
The mass of carbon dioxide that is added to the atmosphere is 1.50526 kg.
