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Yes, you might have heard, which lead you to ask this question. I remember seeing graph's of how much and what time frame Carbon 12 has been put into are atmosphere.
Here is one website that has a good explanation about it, all I did was type carbon 12 released from burning fossil fuels.
http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2004/12/how-do-we-know-that-recent-cosub2sub-increases-are-due-to-human-activities-updated/
And here is a short passage from that website...
Another, quite independent way that we know that fossil fuel burning and land clearing specifically are responsible for the increase in CO2 in the last 150 years is through the measurement of carbon isotopes. Isotopes are simply different atoms with the same chemical behavior (isotope means "same type") but with different masses. Carbon is composed of three different isotopes, 14C, 13C and 12C. 12C is the most common. 13C is about 1% of the total. 14C accounts for only about 1 in 1 trillion carbon atoms.
CO2 produced from burning fossil fuels or burning forests has quite a different isotopic composition from CO2 in the atmosphere. This is because plants have a preference for the lighter isotopes (12C vs. 13C); thus they have lower 13C/12C ratios. Since fossil fuels are ultimately derived from ancient plants, plants and fossil fuels all have roughly the same 13C/12C ratio - about 2% lower than that of the atmosphere. As CO2 from these materials is released into, and mixes with, the atmosphere, the average 13C/12C ratio of the atmosphere decreases
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Is carbon dioxide a gas from fossil fuel?
Yes, the burning of any fossil fuel releases carbon dioxide. This is what is causing global warming and climate change.
What does burning fossil fuel give off?
Burning fossil fuels such as natural gas, coal, oil and gasoline raises the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and carbon dioxide is a major contributor to the greenhouse effect and global warming.
Is natural gas the cleanest burning fossil fuel?
Yes. Natural gas (methane (CH4)) is the cleanest burning fuel, emitting the smallest amount of carbon dioxide of all the fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas).
Which energy sources produce carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide?
Burning coal (a fossil fuel) releases carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide.
What Carbon moves through the carbon cycle in all of the processes except what?
Carbon moves through the carbon cycle in all processes, except for the burning of fossil fuels. Fossil fuel burning releases carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, which disrupts the natural carbon cycle by increasing the concentration of CO2, a greenhouse gas, in the atmosphere.
Why does burning wood and burning fossil fuels produce similar pollutants?
Burning fossil fuels and burning wood produce similar pollutants because wood and fossil fuels are both consist of hydrogen and carbon. Carbon dioxide is produced when burning wood and fossil fuel.
Word equation for burning fossil fuels?
Fossil Fuel+oxygen =>carbon dioxide +water Fossil fuel +02 => C02 +H20
Is carbon dioxide a gas from fossil fuel?
Yes, the burning of any fossil fuel releases carbon dioxide. This is what is causing global warming and climate change.
What is the role of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in vehicles?
Carbon monoxide is the waste produced from burning a fossil fuel
What chemical equation for the burning of fossil fuels Apex?
The general equation for burning/combusting fossil fuels is:- fossil fuel + oxygen(air) = Carbon dioxide and Water.
What is the largest suspected environmental problem associated with the burning of fossil fuel?
Global warming.
What greenhouse gases do you get from burning diesel fuel?
The main greenhouse gas emitted from burning diesel, a fossil fuel, is carbon dioxide (CO2).
What fossil fuel is the cleanest burning fuel?
Natural gas (methane (CH4)) is the cleanest burning fuel, emitting the smallest amount of carbon dioxide of all the fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas).
Carbon monoxide may be produced in the process of burning of fossil fuels?
If the burning is incomplete it will. Ideally perfect burning of fuel produces water vapor and carbon dioxide.
Why does burning fossil fuel pollute the air?
It produces carbon monoxide and other pollutants.
When fossil fuel burns which gas is generated?
The main product is carbon dioxide. Aproximatlely 3 kg of carbon dioxide is produced by burning 1 kg of fossil fuel. The extra mass is from the oxygen taken from the atmosphere during burning.
What are two human activities by which carbon can enter the atmosphere as CO2 during the carbon cycle?
Driving vehicles that run on fossil fuel. Burning oil releases carbon dioxide.Using electricity. Most electricity is now generated by burning fossil fuels. This burning emits carbon dioxide.
