2007-02-17 21:23:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
According to the National Center for Atmospheric Research, "The total mean mass of the atmosphere is 5.1480×10^18 kg"... C02 makes up about .053% of the atmosphere by mass (CO2 is only about .004% of the atmosphere by volume).
So if I'm doing the math right the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere would be (5.148×10^18 kg)(.00053) = 2.72844×10^15 kg (2,728,440,000,000,000 kg).
2007-02-17 22:26:13 · answer #1 · answered by brooks b 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you sectioned out a cube of atmosphere that contained 10,000 molecules, 4 of those molecules would be CO2.
2016-04-23 18:26:02 · answer #2 · answered by Ronald 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
77% Nitrogen
21% Oxygen
1% Carbon di oxide
2007-02-18 00:18:07 · answer #3 · answered by The Nomad 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
About 0.038% v/v.
2007-02-17 21:27:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋