Homework Statement
Estimate the total mass of carbon (in billion metric tons, GTC) in the pre-industrial atmosphere with 280 ppm CO2.
Total mass of Earth's atmosphere = 5.4x10^18 kg
Homework Equations
1 GTC = 3.67 GTCO2
1 ppm = 44 AMU/ 26x10^6 AMUThe Attempt at a Solution
44 AMU/29x10^-6...