Question

Kerosene, a common space-heater fuel, is a mixture of hydrocarbons whose average formula is

C₁₂H₂₆.

(a) Determine the balanced equation, using the simplest whole-number coefficients, for the complete combustion of kerosene to gases. Include physical states of each reactant and product.

(b) If ΔH = −1.50 × 10⁴ kJ for the combustion equation as written in part (a), determine ΔH of kerosene.

(c) Calculate the heat produced by the combustion of 0.83 gal of kerosene (d of kerosene = 0.749 g/mL).

(d) How many gallons of kerosene must be burned for a kerosene furnace to produce 1,204 Btu(1 Btu = 1.055 kJ)?

Answer 1