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Which is the least expensive source of enery in kilojoules per dollar, a box of breakfast cereal that weighs 32 ounces and costs $4.23, or a liter of isooctane (Density 0.6916 g/mL) that costs $0.45? Compare the nutritionl value of the cereal with the heat produced by combustion of the isooctane under standard conditions. A 1.0 -ounce serving of the cereal provides 130 calories

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Step-by-step explanation:

1) 1.0 ounce serving of the cereal provides 130 calories.

Then 32 ounces of breakfast cereal will provide :

=
32* 130 cal =4160 cal

Cost of 32 ounces of cereal = $4.23

Energy from cereal with respect to dollar:


(4160 cal)/(\$4.23)=983.45 cal/\$

2) Density of iso-octane = d = 0.6916 g/mL

Mass of the iso-octane = m

Volume of iso-octane = V = 1 L


m=d* V=0.6916 g/mL* 1L = 0.6916 g

Moles of isooctane =
(0.6916 g)/(114 g/mol)=0.006066 mol

Heat of combustion of isooctane = 5450 kJ/mol

Heat released on combustion of 0.006066 moles of isooctane:


0.006066 mol* 5450 kJ/mol=33.0633 kJ

1 kJ = 239.006 cal


33.0633 kJ=33.0633* 239.006 cal=7,904.23 cal

Cost of 0.6916 g or 1 L of isooctane = $0.45

Energy from isooctane with respect to dollar:


(7,904.23 cal)/(\$0.45)=17,564.95 cal/\$

We can generate large amount of energy by combustion of isooctane than the energy we getting from cereal:

17,564.95 cal/$ > 983.45 cal/$

But isooctane is an indigestible by human body so, it will be good to have cereals.

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