1. How Is Gasoline Different From Diesel Fuel?

1. What is in Gasoline?
Gasoline is produced from a dark substance extracted from miles beneath the surface, called crude oil or petroleum. Millions of years ago, crude oil was created from fossil fuels of dead animals and plants that sank into the ocean’s bottom underneath rocks, dirt, and dust. Over time, the seclusion of corpses caused heat and pressure to increase instigating the bodies to decompose; and due to lack of oxygen, the remains formed mixture of chemical organic compounds made of hydrogen and carbon molecules called Hydrocarbons. Petroleum consists of hydrocarbon chains each has its own physical and chemical properties, and length determined by how many carbon molecule present in a hydrocarbon chain. For example, one to four carbons form gases like methane, ethane, propane, and butane. Five to seven carbons produce solvents like cleaning fluids and paint solvents; and seven to eleven carbons form gasoline and other similar fuels. Finally, hydrocarbon chains that consist of more than twelve carbons form heavier fuels like kerosene and diesel. At the end, scientists separate and blend hydrocarbon chains with other additives to enhance the quality of Gasoline.

2. How is gasoline different from diesel fuel?
The energy produced by diesel is higher than the energy produced by gasoline. Additionally, Gasoline is ignited by a spark and diesel ignites directly by compression with air mixture which results in much higher heating of the substances and much more energy. Diesel molecules are bigger and have more chains than Gasoline, so Diesel evaporates more slowly and requires severe compression, but the results of ignition are high amounts of CO2 compared to gasoline. Ultimately, Diesel is more efficient than Gasoline because it contains more