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The average atomic mass of carbon is 12.011. This is a weighted average based on three forms (isotopes) of carbon with different natural abundances. Carbon 12 has an atomic mass of 12.00 (carbon 12 is a special case because its mass is <i>defined</i> to be exactly 12 atomic mass units) and a natural abundance of 0.9893.
Therefore, to calculate the amount of CO2 produced from a gallon of gasoline, the weight of the carbon in the gasoline is multiplied by 44/12 or 3.7. Since gasoline is about 87% carbon and 13% hydrogen by weight, the carbon in a gallon of gasoline weighs 5.5 pounds (6.3 lbs. x .87). We can then multiply the weight of the carbon (5.5 pounds) by 3.7, which equals 20 pounds of CO2!