Describe at least two ways that carbon can get from the atmosphere to the hydrosphere.

One way is that carbon dioxide automatically dissolves in cold ocean surface waters anyway so large bodies of water already have a concentration of carbon dioxide. Another way is when carbon dioxide dissolves in rainwater which later reacts with minerals in rocks. These rocks then get carried away by rivers or streams into bigger bodies of water and the carbon is transported through the minerals in the rocks.

a. the law of proportion states the combination of 2 atoms in a specific ratio to produce multiple compounds such as the given statement of question ‘1st compound contains 88.8 % cu ’ indicates 88.8 g of cu is present along with 11.2 g oxygen in 100 g of compound whereas the statement ‘2st compound contains 79.9 % cu ’ indicates 79.9 g of cu is present along with 20.1 g oxygen in 100 g of compound

1st compound contains 88.8 g cu

for cu

m = 63 g /mol

atomic % = 88.8 /63 = 1.42

for o

m = 16 g /mol

atomic % = 11.2 /16 = 0.7

b. the emperical formula of 1st compound is

cu1.4o0.7

cu2o

5.6⋅10−^19  j

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