JEE Advanced levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 3 of 3ev094
The data below are assumed for this problem: ODP (relative to CFC-11 = 1.00) and 100-year GWP (relative to COX2 = 1). Gas P: ODP 1.00, GWP 4700. Gas Q: ODP 0.05, GWP 1800. Gas R: ODP 0, GWP 1400. Gas S: ODP 0, GWP 1. Which interpretation is correct if P, Q, R, S are CFC-11, an HCFC, an HFC and COX2 respectively?
AP has no warming effect because its ODP is high
BR is chemically identical to S because both have ODP zero
CR harms ozone least among the halocarbons but still warms the climate much more than the same mass of COX2
DQ is the best replacement since its ODP is nonzero and GWP is lower than P
Answer: C
ODP measures ozone harm and GWP measures warming, and they are independent. R has ODP 0 (no chlorine) but GWP 1400, far above 1 for COX2. Q still has some ozone-depleting effect, and P also has a very large GWP.