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Molecular weight of methane (CH4): 16

Molecular weight of CO2: 44

One molecule of CO2 is needed to get the carbon atom to make one molecule of methane.

44/16 = 2.75

The 1.75t of CO2 that went missing is the oxygen, which obviously isn't in the methane.



Thank you, I am an idiot in chemistry )




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