NEET2008BotanyEnvironmental IssuesActual
Which one of the following is the correct percentage of the two (out of the total of 4) green-house gases that contribute to the total global warming?
Options
- ACFCs 14 %, CH ₄ 20 %
- BCO ₂ 40 % , CFCs 30 %
- CN ₂ O 6 %, CO ₂ 86 %
- DCH ₄ 20 %, ~N ₂ O 18 %
Correct answer
A. CFCs 14 %, CH ₄ 20 %
Step-by-step solution
The gases, which are transparent to solar radiation but retain and partially reflect back long wave heat radiations are called green-house gases. Recently, the concentration of green-house gases has started rising resulting in enhanced green-house effect that is resulting in increase the mean global temperature. It is called global warming. The various green house gases are CO ₂ (warming effect 60 %), CH ₄(20 %) , CFCs (14 %) and nitrous oxide- N ₂ O (6 %) .