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I suggest you go to Hazard.com's MSDS
database and search for "gasoline." A typical mid-grade gasoline
from US Oil and Refining Co has a flash point
of -43°C; all gasolines and
similar hydrocarbon liquids will have flash points below the freezing point of
water. This means that at ANY reasonable ambient temperature, there are
dangerous quantities of fumes above any substantial amount of the gasoline.
The boiling point is a bit problematic; the gasoline I cite above lists 9 or 10 ingredients, some of which are themselves mixtures, and many of which have rather different boiling points. And different gasolines--even from the same company!--will have different ingredients, fine-tuned to meet the octane rating and the local air quality standards. I would not attempt this experiment except in a fume hood, or outdoors, with adequate shielding and fire extinguishing equipment.
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