Gasoline is composed primarily of hydrocarbons, including many with eight carbon atoms, called octanes. One of the cleanest-burning octanes is a compound called 2,3,4 trimethylpentane, which has the following structural formula:
The complete combustion of one mole of this compound to $\mathrm{CO}_{2}(g)$ and $\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}(g)$ leads to $\Delta H^{\circ}=-5064.9 \mathrm{~kJ} .$
(a) Write a balanced equation for the combustion of $1 \mathrm{~mol}$ of $\mathrm{C}_{8} \mathrm{H}_{18}(l) .$
(b) By using the information in this problem and data in Table $5.3,$ calculate $\Delta H_{f}^{\circ}$ for 2,3,4 -trimethylpentane.