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O-LevelChemistryChemistry of the Environment5070/11 · May/June 2020 · Q311 Mark

Which row correctly compares carbon dioxide and methane?

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: X, both are described as a greenhouse gas: ✔, both lower the pH of water when they dissolve in it: X
Dboth contain carbon: X, both are described as a greenhouse gas: X, both lower the pH of water when they dissolve in it: X

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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.
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O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2020 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 31.

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