A study of the Earth by The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) determined there were 7.00×1011 tons of carbon stored in living plants on the Earth's surface, at the time of the study. Calculate the mass of carbon stored in these plants in grams. (1 ton equals 907.19 kg) x10 mass = > TOOLS x10

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A study of the Earth by The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) determined there were 7.00x1011 tons
of carbon stored in living plants on the Earth's surface, at the time of the study. Calculate the mass of carbon stored in these
plants in grams.
(1 ton equals 907.19 kg)
x10
g
mass =
+ TOOLS
x10
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Transcribed Image Text:Question 6 of 21 <. Attempt 4 A study of the Earth by The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) determined there were 7.00x1011 tons of carbon stored in living plants on the Earth's surface, at the time of the study. Calculate the mass of carbon stored in these plants in grams. (1 ton equals 907.19 kg) x10 g mass = + TOOLS x10 Show All E Anticipation Gui.doc 2021 02 04 10_1.jpg chem20lec8hand. pdf Modüle 3 MacBook Air F12 F10 FB F7 20 F3 FS F4 F2 * & $ % 8 9 7 4 P Y U E R K F G H D В %233
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Step 1

Given 

  • 7.00 x 1011 tons of carbon 

 

Conversion factor: 

  • 1 ton = 907.19 kg 
  • 1 kg = 1000 g = 103 g

 

To find :  mass of carbon stored in plant in grams.

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