Question

Assume that all of the chemical energy available by burning gasoline can be converted into increasing the potential energy of a 2017 Harley Davidson Super Low 1200T motorcycle (and the 100 kg redneck that is riding it) in the Earth’s gravitational field. Take the enthalpy of combustion of iso-octane as the chemical energy, and determine the altitude to which the energy in a full tank of gas could propel this bit of man and machine.

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