Paper 1 · People, Development and EnvironmentUGC NET December 2022 (13.03.2023) Shift-I (Environmental Sciences)
हिन्दी में पढ़ें →Which one of the following oxides of nitrogen is a greenhouse gas?
ANitrogen dioxide (NO2)
BNitrous oxide (N2O) ✓ Correct
CNitric oxide (NO)
DDinitrogen trioxide (N2O3)
Correct answer: (B) Nitrous oxide (N2O)
Explanation
Nitrous oxide is a long-lived greenhouse gas that traps heat far more strongly than carbon dioxide.
Nitrogen dioxide is a reactive pollutant tied to smog rather than a greenhouse gas.
Nitric oxide is a short-lived reactive gas, not a greenhouse gas.
Dinitrogen trioxide is unstable and is not counted among greenhouse gases.
The stable oxide that persists and warms the atmosphere is the one that counts.
Nitrous oxide comes largely from fertilised soils and agriculture.
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