Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Chemistry · easy

The main greenhouse gas emitted by burning fossil fuels is:

1. Carbon dioxide
2. Oxygen
3. Nitrogen
4. Argon

Answer

A. Carbon dioxide

Solution

Methane and N2O are also potent greenhouse gases.

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