The Cosmic Perspective (8th Edition)
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Author: Jeffrey O. Bennett, Megan O. Donahue, Nicholas Schneider, Mark Voit
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Chapter 10, Problem 40EAP
Choose the best answer to each of the following. Explain your reasoning with one or more complete sentences.
40. About what fraction of Earth's atmosphere is CO2? (a) 90% (b) 1% (c) less than 0.1 %
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