Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)

by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.

Published by Prentice Hall

ISBN 10: 0321910419

ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-041-7

Chapter 5 - Thermochemistry - Exercises - Page 204: 5.15b

Answer

46462.7 Calories

Work Step by Step

In part a we found that the car has 194400 Joules of energy. To convert Joules to calories we remember that 4.184 joules is equal to 1 calorie so we have: 194400 Joules * (1 calorie/4.184 Joules) = 46462.7 Calories

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