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Highlight Problem EOC 8.101
2 C8H18(l) + 25 O2(g) 16 CO2(g) + 18 H2O(g)
- The balanced chemical equation shows that 16 mol of CO2 are produced for every 2 mol of octane burned.
- If the atmosphere currently contains approximately 3.0 × 1015 kg of CO2, how
long will it take for the world’s fossil fuel combustion to double the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide?