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To: Errant
CO2 is twice as heavy as air

But methane is not. It is lighter than air and an accumulation of it in a cloud would be far above the surface.

4 posted on 06/07/2010 12:50:49 PM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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Methane MW (molecular weight) 16
Air avg MW 29
Carbon Dioxide MW 44
Under standard conditions (1 atm, ~20 Celsius), ideal gas rules are good approximation so 1 mole volume (22.3 liters) weighs the molecular weight in grams.


13 posted on 06/07/2010 1:20:30 PM PDT by Fred Hayek (FUBO! I salute you with the soles of my shoes!)
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