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Home > Iowa Academy of Science > Journals & Newsletters > Iowa Science Teachers Journal > Volume 19 > Number 1 (1982)

 

Article Title

Octane

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Document Type

Article

Abstract

The octane rating of a gasoline is an indication of how a gas burns. Straight-chain hydrocarbon molecules are unsuitable for use in automobiles because they burn too rapidly causing the engine to knock and ping.

Publication Date

April 1982

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Volume

19

Issue

1

First Page

7

Last Page

7

Copyright

© Copyright 1982 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

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