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A car engine burns 1.0 L of diesel and emits 2620 g of carbon dioxide gas. There are approximately 5.80 million diesel cars in South Africa and each car covers a distance of 12100 km per year at a consumption rate of 100 km per 6.5 L diesel. 1.1 a. Calculate the annual production of CO2 gas (in kg) by diesels cars in South Africa. Represent your answer using correct significant figures in scientific notation. b. Express CO2 gas produced in (a) above in ug/week.

A car engine burns 1.0 L of diesel and emits 2620 g of carbon dioxide gas. There are approximately 5.80 million diesel cars in South Africa and each car covers a distance of 12100 km per year at a consumption rate of 100 km per 6.5 L diesel. 1.1 a. Calculate the annual production of CO2 gas (in kg) by diesels cars in South Africa. Represent your answer using correct significant figures in scientific notation. b. Express CO2 gas produced in (a) above in ug/week.

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QUESTION 1 A car engine burns 1.0 L of diesel and emits 2620 g of carbon dioxide gas. There are approximately 5.80 million diesel cars in South Africa and each car covers a distance of 12100 km per year at a consumption rate of 100 km per 6.5 L diesel. 1.1 a. Calculate the annual production of CO2 gas (in kg) by diesels cars in South Africa. Represent your answer using correct significant figures in scientific notation. b. Express CO2 gas produced in (a) above in ug/week.
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 1 A car engine burns 1.0 L of diesel and emits 2620 g of carbon dioxide gas. There are approximately 5.80 million diesel cars in South Africa and each car covers a distance of 12100 km per year at a consumption rate of 100 km per 6.5 L diesel. 1.1 a. Calculate the annual production of CO2 gas (in kg) by diesels cars in South Africa. Represent your answer using correct significant figures in scientific notation. b. Express CO2 gas produced in (a) above in ug/week.
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