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Chapter 3, Problem 115P(choose chapter or problem)
Carbon dioxide \((\mathrm{CO}_2)\) is the gas that is mainly responsible for global warming (the greenhouse effect). The burning of fossil fuels is a major cause of the increased concentration of \(\mathrm{CO}_2\) in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is also the end product of metabolism (see Example 3.13). Using glucose as an example of food, calculate the annual human production of \(\mathrm{CO}_2\) in grams, assuming that each person consumes \(5.0\times10^2\mathrm{\ g}\) of glucose per day. The world's population is 6.9 billion, and there are 365 days in a year.
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QUESTION:
Carbon dioxide \((\mathrm{CO}_2)\) is the gas that is mainly responsible for global warming (the greenhouse effect). The burning of fossil fuels is a major cause of the increased concentration of \(\mathrm{CO}_2\) in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is also the end product of metabolism (see Example 3.13). Using glucose as an example of food, calculate the annual human production of \(\mathrm{CO}_2\) in grams, assuming that each person consumes \(5.0\times10^2\mathrm{\ g}\) of glucose per day. The world's population is 6.9 billion, and there are 365 days in a year.
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Here, we are going to find out the annual human production of 
The metabolism reaction of glucose is as follows.
From the above equation 1 mole of 
The conversion factor is
