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Diesel isn't the only ingredient in the reaction. Most of the weight in co2 comes from the oxygen that is taken from the atmosphere.
by changoplatanero 9y ago
Diesel isn't the only ingredient in the reaction. Most of the weight in co2 comes from the oxygen that is taken from the atmosphere.
- Someone 9y agoIndeed. Atomic weights are: carbon 12; oxygen 16. So the oxygen in CO2 is 32/12 = 8/3 as heavy as the carbon inside it. So, if 100% of diesel were carbon that gets burned, you would get 3.67 tons of CO2. That leaves room for incomplete combustion and for other things than carbon (hydrogen, nitrogen, sulphur, etc).
- mistermann 9y agoThanks for a reply to a sincere question rather than just downvoting.