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Offline khay

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Propane vs. Gasoline problem
« on: February 16, 2009, 05:46:29 PM »
i need a walk through/ guide in solving this problem.

thanks!
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Offline Arkcon

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Re: Propane vs. Gasoline problem
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2009, 08:24:54 PM »
Can you start with a pair of balanced chemical reactions for the two fuels?  That's a good way begin to figure out this particular problem.
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Re: Propane vs. Gasoline problem
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2009, 11:34:51 PM »
This is a financial and chemical problem.

Arkcon has elaborated the chemical aspect.

The financial aspect requires you to solve the following: fuel savings = conversion cost
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