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Global Carbon Dioxide Cycling Expressed as Human Equivalents
If 3 x 1014 kg of CO2 are cycled through the biosphere annually, how many human equivalents (70-Kg people composed of 18% carbon by weight) could be produced each year from this amount of CO2?
Interpretation: The number of human equivalents should be determined which could be produced each year from the given amount of carbon dioxide.
Introduction: The biochemical cycle of carbon is the process in which carbon is cycled among the geosphere, hydrosphere, pedosphere, biosphere and atmosphere of the earth. The main form of carbon in the atmosphere is CO2. CO2 is a greenhouse gas and recent attempts were made to reduce the amount of which in the atmosphere.
Explanation of Solution
A human is made of 18% of carbon.
Therefore, a 70 kg man has 12.6 kg of carbon.
Percentage of carbon in a CO2 molecule,
Number of humans could be produced from this amount of carbon,
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