
Chemistry In Context
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259638145
Author: Fahlman, Bradley D., Purvis-roberts, Kathleen, Kirk, John S., Bentley, Anne K., Daubenmire, Patrick L., ELLIS, Jamie P., Mury, Michael T., American Chemical Society
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Textbook Question
Chapter 4, Problem 26Q
The total mass of carbon in living systems is estimated to be 7.5 × 1017 g. Given that the total mass of carbon on Earth is estimated to be 7.5 × 1022 g, what is the ratio of carbon atoms in living systems to the total carbon atoms on Earth? Report your answer in percent and in ppm.
Expert Solution & Answer

Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Students have asked these similar questions
0+
aleksog/x/lsl.exe/1ou-lgNgkr7j8P3H-IQs pBaHhviTCeeBZbufuBYTOHz7m7D3ZStEPTBSB3u9bsp3Da pl19qomOXLhvWbH9wmXW5zm
O States of Matter
Sketching a described thermodynamic change on a phase diagram
0/5
Gab
The temperature on a sample of pure X held at 0.75 atm and -229. °C is increased until the sample sublimes. The temperature is then held constant and the
pressure is decreased by 0.50 atm. On the phase diagram below draw a path that shows this set of changes.
F3
pressure (atm)
0-
0
200
Explanation
temperature (K)
Check
F4
F5
☀+
Q Search
Chill Will an
9
ENG
F6
F7
F8
F9
8
Delete
F10
F11
F12
Insert
PrtSc
114
d
Ar
x +
LEKS: Using a phase diagram a X
n/alekscgi/x/lsl.exe/10_u-IgNsikr7j8P3jH-IQs_pBan HhvlTCeeBZbufu BYTI0Hz7m7D3ZcHYUt80XL-5alyVpw
○ States of Matter
Using a phase diagram to find a phase transition temperature or pressure
Use the phase diagram of Substance X below to find the melting point of X when the pressure above the solid is 1.1 atm.
pressure (atm)
16
08-
solid
liquid-
0
200
400
gas
600
temperature (K)
Note: your answer must be within 25 °C of the exact answer to be graded correct.
×
5
S: Using a phase diagram
leksogi/x/sl.exe/1ou-IgNs kr 7j8P3jH-IQs_pBan HhvTCeeBZbufuBYTI0Hz7m7D3ZdHYU+80XL-5alyVp
O States of Matter
Using a phase diagram to find a phase transition temperature or pressure
se the phase diagram of Substance X below to find the boiling point of X when the pressure on the liquid is 1.6 atm.
pressure (atm)
32-
16-
solid
liquid
0.
gas
100
200
temperature (K)
300
Note: your answer must be within 12.5 °C of the exact answer to be graded correct.
10
Explanation
Check
§
Q Search
J
2025 McGraw Hill LLC. All Rights Rese
Chapter 4 Solutions
Chemistry In Context
Ch. 4.1 - You Decide What Do You Know About the Big C? In...Ch. 4.1 - Prob. 4.3YTCh. 4.1 - Prob. 4.4YTCh. 4.1 - Skill Building Polyatomic Ions II Name each of...Ch. 4.1 - Prob. 4.6YTCh. 4.2 - Prob. 4.7YTCh. 4.2 - Prob. 4.8YTCh. 4.3 - Skill Building Isotopes of Nitrogen Nitrogen (N2)...Ch. 4.3 - You Decide Marshmallows and Pennies Avogadros...Ch. 4.3 - Skill Building Calculating the Mass of Atoms...
Ch. 4.4 - Prob. 4.12YTCh. 4.4 - Prob. 4.13YTCh. 4.4 - Prob. 4.14YTCh. 4.4 - You Decide Checking Carbon from Cars A...Ch. 4.5 - Skill Building Light from the Sun Refresher In...Ch. 4.5 - Prob. 4.17YTCh. 4.6 - You Decide Evaporating Coal Mines Writing in the...Ch. 4.6 - Prob. 4.19YTCh. 4.6 - Prob. 4.20YTCh. 4.6 - Prob. 4.21YTCh. 4.7 - Skill Building MethaneFlat or Tetrahedral? a. If...Ch. 4.7 - Prob. 4.23YTCh. 4.7 - Skill Building Predicting Molecular Shapes, Part 2...Ch. 4.8 - Skill Building How Will a Molecule Stretch? For...Ch. 4.8 - Scientific Practices Greenhouse Gas Spectra a. Use...Ch. 4.8 - Scientific Practices Greenhouse Gas Spectra We...Ch. 4.8 - Prob. 4.28YTCh. 4.9 - Prob. 4.29YTCh. 4.9 - Prob. 4.30YTCh. 4.9 - Prob. 4.31YTCh. 4.9 - Prob. 4.32YTCh. 4.9 - Prob. 4.33YTCh. 4.9 - Prob. 4.34YTCh. 4.9 - Prob. 4.35YTCh. 4.9 - Prob. 4.36YTCh. 4.9 - Prob. 4.37YTCh. 4.10 - Prob. 4.38YTCh. 4.10 - Prob. 4.39YTCh. 4.10 - Prob. 4.40YTCh. 4.10 - Prob. 4.41YTCh. 4.11 - For each of the conclusions presented in Table...Ch. 4.11 - Prob. 4.43YTCh. 4.11 - Prob. 4.44YTCh. 4.12 - Skill Building Footprint Calculations Investigate...Ch. 4.12 - Scientific Practices Your Personal Share of the...Ch. 4.12 - Prob. 4.47YTCh. 4.12 - Prob. 4.48YTCh. 4.12 - Prob. 4.49YTCh. 4.12 - Prob. 4.50YTCh. 4.12 - You Decide Climate Change Insurance? Mitigation of...Ch. 4.12 - Prob. 4.52YTCh. 4.12 - You Decide The Big Question Revisited Answer these...Ch. 4 - i. Earth has increased in temperature by 6 C (10.8...Ch. 4 - The chapter concluded with a quote from John...Ch. 4 - Prob. 2QCh. 4 - Prob. 3QCh. 4 - Prob. 5QCh. 4 - a. It is estimated that 29 megajoules per square...Ch. 4 - Consider Figure 4.23. a. How does the present...Ch. 4 - Understanding Earths energy balance is essential...Ch. 4 - Explain each of these observations. a. A car...Ch. 4 - Prob. 10QCh. 4 - Draw the Lewis structure and name the molecular...Ch. 4 - Draw the Lewis structure and name the molecular...Ch. 4 - a. Draw the Lewis structure for methanol (wood...Ch. 4 - a. Draw the Lewis structure for ethene (ethylene),...Ch. 4 - Prob. 15QCh. 4 - Prob. 16QCh. 4 - Prob. 17QCh. 4 - Prob. 18QCh. 4 - Termites possess enzymes that allow them to break...Ch. 4 - Consider Figure 4.4. a. Which sector has the...Ch. 4 - Silver has an atomic number of 47. a. Give the...Ch. 4 - Silver only has two naturally occurring isotopes:...Ch. 4 - a. Calculate the average mass in grams of an...Ch. 4 - Prob. 24QCh. 4 - Prob. 25QCh. 4 - The total mass of carbon in living systems is...Ch. 4 - Prob. 27QCh. 4 - Give the number of protons, neutrons, and...Ch. 4 - Give the symbol showing the atomic number and the...Ch. 4 - Prob. 30QCh. 4 - The Arctic has been called our canary in the coal...Ch. 4 - Do you think the comment made in the cartoon is...Ch. 4 - Prob. 33QCh. 4 - Prob. 34QCh. 4 - Over the last 20 years, about 120 billion tons of...Ch. 4 - Prob. 36QCh. 4 - Prob. 37QCh. 4 - Prob. 38QCh. 4 - Ethanol, C2H5OH, can be produced from sugars and...Ch. 4 - Prob. 40QCh. 4 - Prob. 41QCh. 4 - Prob. 42QCh. 4 - Prob. 43QCh. 4 - Prob. 44QCh. 4 - Prob. 45QCh. 4 - Prob. 46QCh. 4 - Prob. 47QCh. 4 - Prob. 48QCh. 4 - Former vice president Al Gore writes in his 2006...Ch. 4 - Prob. 50QCh. 4 - Prob. 51QCh. 4 - Data taken over time reveal an increase in CO2 in...Ch. 4 - In the energy industry, 1 standard cubic foot...Ch. 4 - Prob. 54QCh. 4 - A solar oven is a low-tech, low-cost device for...Ch. 4 - In 2005, the European Union adopted a...
Knowledge Booster
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
- 151.2 254.8 85.9 199.6 241.4 87.6 242.5 186.4 155.8 257.1 242.9 253.3 256.0 216.6 108.7 239.0 149.7 236.4 152.1 222.7 148.7 278.2 268.7 234.4 262.7 283.2 143.6 QUESTION: Using this group of data on salt reduced tomato sauce concentration readings answer the following questions: 1. 95% Cl Confidence Interval (mmol/L) 2. [Na+] (mg/100 mL) 3. 95% Na+ Confidence Interval (mg/100 mL)arrow_forwardResults Search Results Best Free Coursehero Unloc xb Success Confirmation of Q x O Google Pas alekscgi/x/lsl.exe/1o_u-IgNslkr 7j8P3jH-IQs_pBanHhvlTCeeBZbufu BYTI0Hz7m7D3ZcHYUt80XL-5alyVpwDXM TEZayFYCavJ17dZtpxbFD0Qggd1J O States of Matter Using a phase diagram to find a phase transition temperature or pressure Gabr 3/5 he pressure above a pure sample of solid Substance X at 101. °C is lowered. At what pressure will the sample sublime? Use the phase diagram of X below to nd your answer. pressure (atm) 24- 12 solid liquid gas 200 400 temperature (K) 600 ote: your answer must be within 0.15 atm of the exact answer to be graded correct. atm Thanation Check © 2025 McGraw Hill LLC. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Center I Q Search L³ ملةarrow_forward301.7 348.9 193.7 308.6 339.5 160.6 337.7 464.7 223.5 370.5 326.6 327.5 336.1 317.9 203.8 329.8 221.9 331.7 211.7 309.6 223.4 353.7 334.6 305.6 340.0 304.3 244.7 QUESTION: Using this group of data on regular tomato sauce concentration readings answer the following questions: 1. 95% Cl Confidence Interval (mmol/L) 2. [Na+] (mg/100 mL) 3. 95% Na+ Confidence Interval (mg/100 mL)arrow_forward
- Search Results Search Results Best Free Coursehero Unlo x b Success Confirmation of Q aleks.com/alekscgi/x/sl.exe/10_u-lgNslkr7j8P3jH-IQs_pBan HhvlTCeeBZbufu BYTIOHz7m7D3ZcHYUt80XL-5alyVpwDXM TEZayFYCav States of Matter Using a phase diagram to find a phase transition temperature or pressure Use the phase diagram of Substance X below to find the temperature at which X turns to a gas, if the pressure above the solid is 3.7 atm. pressure (atm) 0. 32- 16 solid liquid gas 200 temperature (K) Note: your answer must be within 20 °C of the exact answer to be graded correct. Дос Xarrow_forwardConsider the reaction below to answer the following questions: Acetoacetic ester can be prepared by the Claisen self-condensation reaction of ethyl acetate. 1. NaOEt, EtOH H&C OCH CH3 2 H30 H3C CH2 OCH2CH3 A. Write the complete stepwise mechanism for this reaction. Show all electron flow with arrows and draw all intermediate structures. B. Ethyl acetate can be prepared from ethanol as the only organic starting material. Show all reagents and structures for all intermediates in this preparation. C. Give the structures of the ester precursors for the following Claisen condensation product and formulate the reaction. OEtarrow_forwardUse the phase diagram of Substance X below to find the temperature at which X turns to a gas, if the pressure above the solid is 3.7 atm. pressure (atm) 32 16 solid liquid gas 0 0 200 temperature (K) Note: your answer must be within 20 °C of the exact answer to be graded correct. Шос ☑ كarrow_forward
- Starting from bromoethane, how could you prepare the following compounds: a. Ethanol. b. Acetaldehyde f. Acetone. e. 2-Propanol i. Acetoacetic ester. d. 2-Bromoacetic acid. c. Acetic acid g. Acetamide. j. Ethylmalonate k. Gama ketoacid. h. Ethyl magnesium bromide.arrow_forward- The pressure above a pure sample of solid Substance X at 60. °C is raised. At what pressure will the sample melt? Use the phase diagram of X below to find your answer. pressure (atm) 02 0.4 solid Hliquid gas 0 0 200 400 600 temperature (K) Note: your answer must be within 0.025 atm of the exact answer to be graded correct. ☐ atmarrow_forward15. What is the order of decreasing reactivity towards nucleophilic acyl substitution for the carboxylic acid derivatives? (most reactive first) 0 O H3C COC CH3 H₂C C N(CH3)2 H3C C OCH3 A. a. I, 11, 111, b. I, III, IV, II C. II, IV, III, I ° (CH3)2CH C OCH3 IV d. II, I, III, IV B. R COCR 0 0 0 13= RC NH2 RC OR RC CI === IV a. I, III, II, IV b. II, III, I, IV C. III, II, I, IV d. IV, I, III, IIarrow_forward
- Draw the formula of the product obtained by reacting D-Tallose with bromine water.arrow_forwardChoose the best reagent(s) for carrying out the following conversions from the list below. Place the letter corresponding to the best choice in the blank to the left of the conversion. a. KMnO4, H3O+ b. Tollens' Reagent [oxidizing reagent] C. NaBH4, ethanol d. 1. BH3 2. H3O+ e. 1. CH3MgBr, ether 2. H3O+ f. CrO3, H2SO4, H₂O g. 1. Mg, ether 2. CO2 3. H3O+ h. 1. NaCN 2. H2SO4, H2, heat i. O3, then Zn and HOAC j. CH₂I A. B. C. CH CH=CHCH2COOH Br CEN CH COOH + HOOCCH COOH COOH 010 CH3arrow_forwardDraw the structures for each of the intermediates in the boxes provided for the synthesis below. OCH3 Fe HO HNO (CHOO pynding H₂504 LHNO2 NACH-I Fa H₂O HCL HNO 180arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
- Chemistry: The Molecular ScienceChemistryISBN:9781285199047Author:John W. Moore, Conrad L. StanitskiPublisher:Cengage LearningChemistry & Chemical ReactivityChemistryISBN:9781337399074Author:John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David TreichelPublisher:Cengage LearningChemistry for Engineering StudentsChemistryISBN:9781337398909Author:Lawrence S. Brown, Tom HolmePublisher:Cengage Learning
- Introductory Chemistry: A FoundationChemistryISBN:9781285199030Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCostePublisher:Cengage LearningChemistry & Chemical ReactivityChemistryISBN:9781133949640Author:John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David TreichelPublisher:Cengage Learning

Chemistry: The Molecular Science
Chemistry
ISBN:9781285199047
Author:John W. Moore, Conrad L. Stanitski
Publisher:Cengage Learning

Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity
Chemistry
ISBN:9781337399074
Author:John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel
Publisher:Cengage Learning

Chemistry for Engineering Students
Chemistry
ISBN:9781337398909
Author:Lawrence S. Brown, Tom Holme
Publisher:Cengage Learning

Introductory Chemistry: A Foundation
Chemistry
ISBN:9781285199030
Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste
Publisher:Cengage Learning

Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity
Chemistry
ISBN:9781133949640
Author:John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel
Publisher:Cengage Learning
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; Author: 7activestudio;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxtMFmDTv3Q;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY