Question

While waiting for your car to warm up one winter morning, you notice a liquid dripping from your tailpipe. You recently
learned in chemistry class that combustion reactions occur in car engines. The liquid dripping from your tailpipe is, therefore,
a product of this combustion.
What is the identity of the liquid?
A)
Methanol
B)
Octane
Propane
Water

Answer 1

Answer:

A

Explanation:

Menthol (M 156.3 g/mol), the strong-smelling substance in many cough drops, is a compound of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. When 0.1595 g of menthol was bunted in a combustion apparatus. 0.449 g of CO_2 and 0.184 g of H_2 O formed.

Answer 2

Answer:

It's D. Water

Explanation: