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How is it possible that gasoline can be stored in air?
2(C8H18) 25(O2)gas --> 18(H2O)liquid 16(CO2)gas
change in heat(degrees) = -11,000 KJ
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- Lv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Octane is said to be _metastable_ to oxidation under standard conditions. That is, it is theoretically unstable because its oxidation is so favourable, but the _rate_ of oxidation is so slow as to be undetectable.
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