Originally Posted by
marchino61
I am a scientist, and fail to see what volume has to do with the mass of a gas. I stand by my calculation that 1 tonne carbon equals 4.4 tonnes CO2 until someone proves me wrong.
Trust me it does. The atomic weight of an element doesn't make it "heavier". Otherwise we'd have lithium floating all about us. NO2 if you use atomic weights is a lot "heavier" than NaF for instance. I know which is the solid though.
Comparing masses of gasses and liquids/solids really is an "apples and pears" situation.
Unless you compress the gas.