Homework Help is Here – Start Your Trial Now!
Science
Chemistry
6. In 2021, 1,039,641 ha of forests burned in wildfires in California. a. If we assume that there is about 100 Mg/ha of carbon (C) stored in aboveground biomass (tree biomass) in conifer forests in California (based on Cook-Patton 2020, Nature), approximately how much CO2 was emitted from wildfires in California in 2021? Express your answer in MT (MegaTonnes) CO2 and use correct sig figs. You can assume that 50% of aboveground biomass carbon is released into the atmosphere due to a wildfire (that is, for every 1 Mg of carbon aboveground in trees, 0.5 Mg is emitted to the atmosphere when it burned). Using some general chemistry, you know that there is 12 g of C in a mole of CO2, which has a total molecular weight of 44 g/mol. b. What percentage of total CO2 emissions in California in 2021 (381 MMT or million metric tons) was due to wildfire emissions (your answer to a)? c. Do you Why? think that wildfire management is an important climate mitigation strategy for California?

6. In 2021, 1,039,641 ha of forests burned in wildfires in California. a. If we assume that there is about 100 Mg/ha of carbon (C) stored in aboveground biomass (tree biomass) in conifer forests in California (based on Cook-Patton 2020, Nature), approximately how much CO2 was emitted from wildfires in California in 2021? Express your answer in MT (MegaTonnes) CO2 and use correct sig figs. You can assume that 50% of aboveground biomass carbon is released into the atmosphere due to a wildfire (that is, for every 1 Mg of carbon aboveground in trees, 0.5 Mg is emitted to the atmosphere when it burned). Using some general chemistry, you know that there is 12 g of C in a mole of CO2, which has a total molecular weight of 44 g/mol. b. What percentage of total CO2 emissions in California in 2021 (381 MMT or million metric tons) was due to wildfire emissions (your answer to a)? c. Do you Why? think that wildfire management is an important climate mitigation strategy for California?

Chemistry
Chemistry
10th Edition
ISBN:9781305957404
Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste
Publisher:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste
Chapter1: Chemical Foundations
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1RQ: Define and explain the differences between the following terms. a. law and theory b. theory and...
See similar textbooks
icon
Related questions
icon
Concept explainers
Question
6. In 2021, 1,039,641 ha of forests burned in wildfires in California. a. If we assume that there is about 100 Mg/ha of carbon (C) stored in aboveground biomass (tree biomass) in conifer forests in California (based on Cook-Patton 2020, Nature), approximately how much CO2 was emitted from wildfires in California in 2021? Express your answer in MT (MegaTonnes) CO2 and use correct sig figs. You can assume that 50% of aboveground biomass carbon is released into the atmosphere due to a wildfire (that is, for every 1 Mg of carbon aboveground in trees, 0.5 Mg is emitted to the atmosphere when it burned). Using some general chemistry, you know that there is 12 g of C in a mole of CO2, which has a total molecular weight of 44 g/mol. b. What percentage of total CO2 emissions in California in 2021 (381 MMT or million metric tons) was due to wildfire emissions (your answer to a)? C. Do you think that wildfire management is an important climate mitigation strategy for California? Why?
Transcribed Image Text:6. In 2021, 1,039,641 ha of forests burned in wildfires in California. a. If we assume that there is about 100 Mg/ha of carbon (C) stored in aboveground biomass (tree biomass) in conifer forests in California (based on Cook-Patton 2020, Nature), approximately how much CO2 was emitted from wildfires in California in 2021? Express your answer in MT (MegaTonnes) CO2 and use correct sig figs. You can assume that 50% of aboveground biomass carbon is released into the atmosphere due to a wildfire (that is, for every 1 Mg of carbon aboveground in trees, 0.5 Mg is emitted to the atmosphere when it burned). Using some general chemistry, you know that there is 12 g of C in a mole of CO2, which has a total molecular weight of 44 g/mol. b. What percentage of total CO2 emissions in California in 2021 (381 MMT or million metric tons) was due to wildfire emissions (your answer to a)? C. Do you think that wildfire management is an important climate mitigation strategy for California? Why?
Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 5 steps with 6 images

SEE SOLUTIONCheck out a sample Q&A here
Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Thermochemistry
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, chemistry and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry
ISBN:
9781305957404
Author:
Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry
ISBN:
9781259911156
Author:
Raymond Chang Dr., Jason Overby Professor
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Principles of Instrumental Analysis
Principles of Instrumental Analysis
Chemistry
ISBN:
9781305577213
Author:
Douglas A. Skoog, F. James Holler, Stanley R. Crouch
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Chemistry
ISBN:
9780078021558
Author:
Janice Gorzynski Smith Dr.
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Chemistry: Principles and Reactions
Chemistry: Principles and Reactions
Chemistry
ISBN:
9781305079373
Author:
William L. Masterton, Cecile N. Hurley
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, Bind…
Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, Bind…
Chemistry
ISBN:
9781118431221
Author:
Richard M. Felder, Ronald W. Rousseau, Lisa G. Bullard
Publisher:
WILEY
SEE MORE TEXTBOOKS