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Old 04-10-2008, 02:43 AM
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Originally Posted by MannieD View Post
Your making several incorrect assumptions. The easiest one to explain is that CO2 is heavier than air. CO2 has molar mass=44.0095 g/mole whereas the mean molar mass of air=28.97 g/mole. So CO2 would tend to accumulate closer to the surface at higher concentrations than if it was equally distributed in the atmosphere.
I'll let you figure out the other incorrect assumptions. I'm currently at work and don't have the time.
i didn't day anything about the density of CO2 or talk anout how it was distributed in the atmosphere i made a point about how small a factor it really was..
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