Global Carbon Emissions in 2010 Were Estimated to Be on the Order

question 29

Multiple Choice

Global carbon emissions in 2010 were estimated to be on the order of 9.0 $\times$ 10¹² metric tons carbon (1 metric ton = 1000 kg) in the form of CO₂.This is equivalent to __________ kg C.

• A)about 2.5 \(\times\) 10¹⁵ kg
• B)about 7.5 \(\times\) 10¹⁴ kg
• C)about 2.0 \(\times\) 10¹⁴ kg
• D)about 1.7 \(\times\) 10¹³ kg
• E)about 1.2 \(\times\) 10¹⁵ kg

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