While waiting for your car to warm up one winter morning, you notice a liquid dripping from your tailpipe. You recently

learned in chemistry class that combustion reactions occur in car engines. The liquid dripping from your tailpipe is, therefore,

a product of this combustion.

What is the identity of the liquid?

A)

Methanol

B)

Octane

Propane

Water

Question

Nora Shelton

Chemistry

3 June, 09:13

While waiting for your car to warm up one winter morning, you notice a liquid dripping from your tailpipe. You recently

learned in chemistry class that combustion reactions occur in car engines. The liquid dripping from your tailpipe is, therefore,

a product of this combustion.

What is the identity of the liquid?

A)

Methanol

B)

Octane

Propane

Water

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Answers (1)

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Kaleigh Fischer · Answer 1

A

Explanation:

Menthol (M 156.3 g/mol), the strong-smelling substance in many cough drops, is a compound of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. When 0.1595 g of menthol was bunted in a combustion apparatus. 0.449 g of CO_2 and 0.184 g of H_2 O formed.