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O-LevelChemistryChemistry of the Environment5070/11 · May/June 2017 · Q321 Mark

Which row correctly compares carbon dioxide and methane? both contain carbon both are described as a greenhouse gas both lower the pH of water when they dissolve in it A ✓ ✓ ✓ B ✓ ✓ X C ✓ X ✓ D ✓ X X

Aboth contain carbon (✓), both are described as a greenhouse gas (✓), both lower the pH of water when they dissolve in it (✓)
Bboth contain carbon (✓), both are described as a greenhouse gas (✓), both lower the pH of water when they dissolve in it (X)
Cboth contain carbon (✓), both are described as a greenhouse gas (X), both lower the pH of water when they dissolve in it (✓)
Dboth contain carbon (✓), both are described as a greenhouse gas (X), both lower the pH of water when they dissolve in it (X)

✓ Correct answer

B: both contain carbon (✓), both are described as a greenhouse gas (✓), both lower the pH of water when they dissolve in it (X)

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Chemistry of the Environment, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source
O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2017 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 32.

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