Biodiesel is an alternative fuel to regular diesel derived from crude oil

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Problem

Biodiesel is an alternative fuel to regular diesel derived from crude oil. Given the enthalpy of combustion of a sample of biodiesel is

12.0\text{ MJ mol}^{-1}

, and its molar mass is

299\text{ g mol}^{-1}

, determine the specific energy, in

\text{kJ g}^{-1}

, of the biodiesel.