In a message dated 00-01-12 13:09:43 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I'm confused (something everyone on the "other" list is well aware of). I > thought the alcohol absorbed the water, allowing it to pass through the > system > and be burned. You're saying it separates out like the water. How then > does it > pass through the system? > Ah, yes. This one always gets them going. We'll probably be exiled from this list before it's all over. So here goes:
Alcohol is a funny molecule. It's water like on one end and oil like on the other. If you mix a little water and a similar amount of alcohol into a lot of gasoline, the alcohol will bind with the water on one end and the gas on the other, thus carrying the water through the system in solution with the gas. If, on the other hand, you add a lot of water, the alcohol will get real friendly with the water and scorn the gas. In actuality, you'll end up with the majority of the alcohol mixed in with the water and a little of the water and a little of the alcohol in solution with the gas. But the 10 or 15% alcohol in the gas will be greatly reduced with a proportional increase in the apparent water level. Any organic chemists out there that want to make a non-anthropomorphical (75 cent word) explanation? --------------------------------- to unsubscribe send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________________________ Check out the new and improved Topica site! http://www.topica.com/t/13
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