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"Fireblob" in KO₂ and PCl₅ reaction
Here's my best guess at the play-by-play.
$\ce{PCl5}$ is a solid with a relatively low melting point (160 °C) and high volatility (sublimes at 167 °C). When the solid $\ce{KO2}$ gets dropped on the $\...
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How do I calculate the fuel consumption inside a cylinder-piston stoichiometrically?
Gasoline is a variable mixture of dozens of different compounds with variable molar masses and composition, mostly hydrocarbones:
alkanes/paraffins $\ce{C_nH_{2n+2}}$,
alkenes/olefines $\ce{C_nH_{2n}}...
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How do I calculate the fuel consumption inside a cylinder-piston stoichiometrically?
You have made a number of assumptions, some of which are mostly right, but others are seriously wrong. Or maybe ChatGPT did it on your behalf. (Stay away from ChatGPT if you want to learn -- it's ...
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