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Gasohol is a mixture of gasoline and ethanol (grain alcohol), C2H5OH. Calculate the maximum work that could be obtained at 25 ºC and 1 atm by burning 1 mol of C2H5OH.

C2H5OH(l ) + 3O2(g)-------> 2CO2(g) + 3H2O(g)

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