Question
Chemistry Question on Environmental Chemistry
Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?
A
Carbon dioxide
B
Water vapours
C
Methane
D
Oxygen
Answer
Oxygen
Explanation
Solution
A greenhouse gas is a gas that produces heatin the atmospherewhen its concentration increases. It gets stuck in the environment and can't escape the internal layer of the atmosphere of Earth. These gases cause pollutionas they contaminate the environment.
Examples of greenhouse gases : Carbon dioxide, Chlorofluorocarbon, Methane, sulphur dioxide, etc.
Therefore, oxygen is not a greenhouse gas.