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Over the past 50 years, the global amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased by 158 billion tons, but over 215 billion were released by burning of fossil fuels. Where did the rest go?
 
  A) It was absorbed by the oceans.
  B) It was converted into carbohydrates.
  C) It was recycled.
  D) It escaped into space.
  E) It was converted into acid rain.

Question 2

If the atomic weight of carbon is 12 and the molecular weight of carbon dioxide is 44, how many grams of carbon dioxide are released when 100.0 g of carbon is burned?
 
  A) 370
  B) 36
  C) 44
  D) 440
  E) 120


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Reply #1 on: Aug 27, 2018
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