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one tonne of air contain 2*10^-3 g of carbon as smoke.Calculate the concentration of carbon in ppm in air.?
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The answer is 2*10^-3 ppm
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ppm= parts per million (10^-6)
one tonne of air = 1000 kg = 1,000,000g
2*10^-3 g of carbon = 0.002g of carbon
mass(carbon) / mass(air) = 0.002g / 1,000,000g = 0.000000002 = 0.002ppm = 2*10^-3ppm
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