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== Quantity of CO2 in atmosphere == | == Quantity of CO2 in atmosphere == | ||
| − | Working for the figure of CO2 in table (which | + | Working for the figure of CO2 in table (which might be inaccurate - but here's the logic): |
Carbon is a component of carbon dioxide - which is less than 0.036% of the atmosphere. Combined atomic mass of carbon dioxide molecule (CO2) is 44 (12 for carbon and 2x 16 for oxygen). So CO2 is 27.3% carbon by mass -- and 27.3% of 0.036 is approx 0.01. I know we are mixing volumes and masses here, but it is only to get an estimate. | Carbon is a component of carbon dioxide - which is less than 0.036% of the atmosphere. Combined atomic mass of carbon dioxide molecule (CO2) is 44 (12 for carbon and 2x 16 for oxygen). So CO2 is 27.3% carbon by mass -- and 27.3% of 0.036 is approx 0.01. I know we are mixing volumes and masses here, but it is only to get an estimate. | ||
Latest revision as of 22:26, 24 January 2006
Quantity of CO2 in atmosphere
Working for the figure of CO2 in table (which might be inaccurate - but here's the logic):
Carbon is a component of carbon dioxide - which is less than 0.036% of the atmosphere. Combined atomic mass of carbon dioxide molecule (CO2) is 44 (12 for carbon and 2x 16 for oxygen). So CO2 is 27.3% carbon by mass -- and 27.3% of 0.036 is approx 0.01. I know we are mixing volumes and masses here, but it is only to get an estimate.
