From the balanced equation, we see that the combustion of 2 moles of octane releases -10860 kJ. Therefore, the energy released per mole of octane is:
\[
\text{Energy per mole of octane} = \frac{-10860 \text{ kJ}}{2 \text{ moles}} = -5430 \text{ kJ/mole}
\]
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