If there are 1.5 x 109 cows each "passing" on the average 240. Liters of CH4 (g) per day, in one day if all of that CH4 were to be safely collected and undergo a controlled but complete combustion reaction, how many grams of CO2 would contribute to the Greenhouse effect of the Earth?   You will first need to have the combustion reaction of CH4. Make an assumption that the Temperature of the collected gas is 22.4 L = 1 mol, STP conditions (which it really is not at).

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If there are 1.5 x 109 cows each "passing" on the average 240. Liters of CH4 (g) per day, in one day if all of that CH4 were to be safely collected and undergo a controlled but complete combustion reaction, how many grams of CO2 would contribute to the Greenhouse effect of the Earth?   You will first need to have the combustion reaction of CH4. Make an assumption that the Temperature of the collected gas is 22.4 L = 1 mol, STP conditions (which it really is not at).  

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