Question
Download Solution PDFThe amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is ____________.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is '0.03%'.
Key Points
- Only 0.03% of carbon dioxide is present in the atmosphere.
- Carbon dioxide concentration is rising day by day due to global warming.
- Carbon dioxide comes mostly by burning fossil fuels or clearing forest land.
- About a quarter of CO2 is taken up by the ocean and another quarter is absorbed by plants. Rest is persistently present in the atmosphere.
Important Points
The atmospheric composition of gases by volume are as follow:
|
Permanent Gases of the Atmosphere |
|
|
Constituent |
Percent by Volume |
|
Nitrogen (N2) |
78.084 |
|
Oxygen (O2) |
20.946 |
|
Argon (Ar) |
0.934 |
|
Carbon dioxide (CO2) |
0.036 |
|
Neon (Ne) |
0.00182 |
|
Helium (He) |
0.000524 |
|
Krypton (Kr) |
0.000114 |
|
Hydrogen (H2) |
0.00005 |
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