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very hard chemistry gcse question

as a rough estimate there is 1.5 x 10^16 metric tonnes of fossil carbon on earth. In 2013 it was also estimated that 9.2 x 10^9 metric tonnes of carbon burned worldwide this year. Assuming that the 2013 rate of carbon use continued calculate an order of magnitude estimate how long fossil carbon will last
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Is it 1.6million years? Wouldn't you just divide them? Seems too high though
noah fence but this is an easy question. it's basically multiplication to find the numbers, then divide the first number by the second....
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Original post by cranesinthesky
noah fence but this is an easy question. it's basically multiplication to find the numbers, then divide the first number by the second....


how do you do it then
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give me the answer then if ur so smart

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