The mass of water that can be boiled by 1 g of gasoline by raising its temperature from 20 °c to 100 °c is 17.6 g.
Now, we know that energy can not be created nor destroyed but it can be converted from one form to another.
The heat produced by the gasoline is equal to the heat gained by water. Mathematically;
1g × 45 × 10^3 = [1 g × 4.18 × (100 - 20) + 2540m]
45 × 10^3 = 334.4 + 2540m
45 × 10^3 - 334.4 = 2540m
m = 45 × 10^3 - 334.4 /2540
m = 17.6 g
The mass of water that can be boiled by 1 g of gasoline by raising its temperature from 20 °c to 100 °c is 17.6 g.
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