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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question

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In any fuel, the percentage by volume of isooctane in a mixture of isooctane and n-heptane which will knock under same conditions as the fuel being tested, is called :
Options
A Cracking
B Iodine number
C Aromatization
D Octane number
Correct Answer
Correct Answer

Option D is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

The octane number is defined as the percentage by volume of isooctane (2,2,4-trimethylpentane) in a mixture with n-heptane that has the same knocking characteristics as the fuel being tested.

Hint

What is the definition of octane number?

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