One gallon of octane is equivalent to 23.2 mol of octane.To travel the same distance with one gallon of octane, how many moles of ethanol would you need? (Assuming the car works just as well with ethanol as it does with gasoline, same efficiency of conversion of chemical energy to mechanical work.) Density of Octane is 0.703 g/ml Hand written solutions are strictly prohibited.

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One gallon of octane is equivalent to 23.2 mol of octane.To travel the same distance with one gallon of octane, how many moles of ethanol would you need? (Assuming the car works just as well with ethanol as it does with gasoline, same efficiency of conversion of chemical energy to mechanical work.) Density of Octane is 0.703 g/ml Hand written solutions are strictly prohibited.
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