Calculate the mass in units of tons of carbon

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Atmospheric CO2 has increased from about 280 ppm before the era of Industrialization (around the year 1880) to present-day concentration of 395 ppm, primarily because of fossil fuel combustion.

A)What is the corresponding increase in the mass (kg) of carbon in the atmosphere?

B) Calculate the mass in units of tons of carbon

Reference no: EM13311211

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