If the atmospheric burden of CO2 increases by 18.0 Gt (gigatonnes, 1Gt= 1 x 1012 kg)...

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If the atmospheric burden of CO2 increases by 18.0 Gt(gigatonnes, 1Gt= 1 x 1012 kg) over a given period oftime, starting now, and the current atmospheric CO2 is408.3 ppm, what will the concentration of CO2 be (inppm) after this increase? (Assume a total atmospheric mass of 5.10x 1021 g and an average molar mass for air of 29.0g/mol)

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