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Could you share your calculation for that?
by jka 6y ago
Could you share your calculation for that?
- HarryHirsch 6y agoYou have 1438 pounds of CO2, roughly 1/3 of that mass is carbon, so that's about 500 pounds or 250 kilograms of carbon. Gasoline is a hydrocarbon, but the mass of hydrogen is neglegible compared to that of carbon, so it's not too wrong to say that this mass of carbon came from the same mass of gasoline, 250 kg. The density of gasoline is around 1 kg/l, so we are talking about 250 liters of fuel. The typical tank of a compact car holds about 50 l.