In any fuel, the percentage by volume of isooctane in a mixture of isooctane
and n-heptane which will knock under same conditions as the fuel being tested, is
called :
(a) Cracking
(b) Iodine number
(c) Aromatization
(d) Octane number

1 Answer

Answer :

Octane number

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