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Why a small amount of gasoline is added to alcohol?(a) To reduce the emission(b) To increase the power output(c) To increase the power efficiency(d) To improve cold-weather startingI had been asked this question at a job interview.The query is from Alternative Fuels for IC Engines in portion Alternative Energy Sources of Automobile Engineering

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Correct answer is (d) To IMPROVE cold-weather starting

The EXPLANATION is: When a small amount of gasoline is added to alcohol, it improves cold-weather starting. Alcohols have low energy content. This means that almost twice as much alcohol as gasoline MUST be burned to give the same energy input.



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