What molecule is the worst greenhouse gas considering its total impact on the atmoshphere? Please help!!!
2007-11-30 05:00:40 · 7 answers · asked by deebee 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
CO2, because there is a lot of it, we add a lot of it to the atmosphere, and because it doesn't leave the atmosphere very quickly.
CH4 is the other main contributor. We add less to the atmosphere, but it absorbs more radiation.
2007-11-30 05:12:02 · answer #1 · answered by Edgar Greenberg 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you mean the molecule that has the largest effect, the answer is undoubtedly water vapour.
This is part of the problem. If we allow other greenhouse gases to warm the planet, that will increase the temperature of the oceans, which release more water vapour, making things worse. This is what is known as a "positive feedback loop".
2007-11-30 06:03:09 · answer #2 · answered by Facts Matter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your question is vague. Since the concentrations of greenhouse gases vary, the 'worst' gas (which, I think, is methane) might have a smaller impact than a more concentrated gas that traps less heat, like CO2.
2007-11-30 05:12:05 · answer #3 · answered by Matthew P 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Carbon dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4), and water vapour
2007-11-30 05:13:00 · answer #4 · answered by Eliza L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CO2 id guess
2007-11-30 05:05:49 · answer #5 · answered by ovenmits1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think ozone O3
2007-11-30 05:07:20 · answer #6 · answered by Hannah 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think its CFC(Chlorofluorocarbon) or carbon dioxide
2007-11-30 05:09:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋