How much carbon is in wood?
Excellent question. 🌳 How much carbon is in wood? On average: Dry wood = about 45% to 50% carbon The rest is mostly oxygen and hydrogen (plus tiny minerals) So if you dry a piece of wood completely, about half of its weight is carbon . That carbon originally came from CO₂ in the air . ☀️ What happens to sunlight? Sunlight is not stored as light. It is converted into chemical energy . During photosynthesis: CO₂ + H₂O + sunlight → glucose (sugar) + O₂ The sunlight’s energy is: Captured by chlorophyll Used to rearrange atoms Stored inside chemical bonds of sugar So the light itself disappears — but its energy becomes stored inside the molecules . Simple analogy Sunlight is like electricity charging a battery. You don't see electricity inside the battery. But the battery now holds stored energy. A tree is like a solar battery made of wood . 🌲 So is sunlight part of the tree’s body? Not as light. But its energy is trapped in chemical bonds . When you...