Question

Historically, an unusual aspect of the recent rise in CO2 levels is that Select one: a. there is no known mechanism for its occurrence. b. CO2 reacts so quickly with other compounds that it should not be occurring. c. it has occurred relatively slowly. d. it has occurred relatively rapidly.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. CO2 reacts so quickly with other compounds that it should not be occurring.

Explanation:

CO2 concentrations globally have increased significantly due to increased anthropogenic activities of burning, increased emissions from industrial hubs around the globe and other contributing human activities. Burning of fossil fuels, coal and liquified natural gas releases greenhouse gases, GHGs to the atmosphere and water bodies. It has been estimated recently that CO2 rise at 2.4 parts per million.

Answer 2

Historically, an unusual aspect of the recent rise in $CO_2$ levels is due to the fact that: B. $CO_2$ reacts so quickly with other compounds that it should not be occurring.

Carbon is a non-metallic and tetravalent chemical element represented with the chemical symbol C and it has an atomic number (number of protons) of six (6).

In Chemistry, the two (2) simplest and most common oxide of carbon (oxocarbon) include the following:

• Carbon monoxide (CO)

• Carbon dioxide ($CO_2$)

Carbon dioxide ($CO_2$) is a greenhouse gas and it occurs naturally as a trace gas within the atmosphere of planet Earth. Also, it should be noted that carbon dioxide ($CO_2$) is a highly reactive gas which chemically reacts with other chemical compounds, but it is still occurring in abundance.

In recent times, there has been a significant rise in the level of carbon dioxide ($CO_2$) as a result of an increase in emission by industries, excessive burning of organic compounds, which in turn causes global warming and the depletion of Earth's ozone layer.

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