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Download Solution PDFWhich one of the following oxides of nitrogen is a Green House Gas (GHG)?
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Download Solution PDF- Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a greenhouse gas that is produced by a variety of sources, including agriculture, combustion of fossil fuels, and industrial processes.
- It is a potent greenhouse gas, and it is estimated to have a global warming potential that is 300 times greater than that of carbon dioxide.
The other oxides of nitrogen, NO2 (nitrogen dioxide), NO (nitric oxide), and N2O3 (nitric trioxide), are not greenhouse gases.
- NO2 is a pollutant that can contribute to smog and acid rain, but it does not have a significant greenhouse effect.
- NO is a relatively inert gas, and it does not contribute to the greenhouse effect.
- N2O3 is a very unstable gas, and it does not exist in the atmosphere for very long.
Therefore, N2O nitrous oxide is the only oxide of nitrogen that is a greenhouse gas.
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