Flashcards: Greenhouse gases

Trichlorotrifluoroethane, also called 1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane or CFC-113 is a chlorofluorocarbon.

Chlorodifluoromethane or difluoromonochloromethane is a hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC).

Dichlorodifluoromethane (R-12) is a colorless gas usually sold under the brand name Freon-12, and a chlorofluorocarbon halomethane (CFC) used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant.

Fluoroform is the chemical compound with the formula CHF3.

Nitrogen trifluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula NF3.

Trichlorofluoromethane, also called freon-11, CFC-11, or R-11, is a chlorofluorocarbon.

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is an important trace gas in Earth's atmosphere currently constituting about 0.

Carbon dioxide (chemical formula CO2) is a colorless and odorless gas vital to life on Earth.

A greenhouse gas (abbrev. GHG) is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range.

Methane (US /ˈmɛθeɪn/ or UK /ˈmiːθeɪn/) is a chemical compound with the chemical formula CH4 (one atom of carbon and four atoms of hydrogen).

Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, nitrous, nitro, or NOS  is a chemical compound with the formula N2O.

Carbon tetrachloride, also known by many other names (the most notable being tetrachloromethane, also recognized by the IUPAC), carbon tet in the cleaning industry, Halon-104 in firefighting and Refrigerant-10 in HVACR, is an organic compound with the chemical formula CCl4.

Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) is an inorganic, colorless, odorless, non-flammable, extremely potent greenhouse gas, which is an excellent electrical insulator.

Tetrafluoromethane, also known as carbon tetrafluoride, is the simplest fluorocarbon (CF4).

Chloromethane, also called methyl chloride, Refrigerant-40, R-40 or HCC 40, is a chemical compound of the group of organic compounds called haloalkanes.

1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, R-134a, Forane 134a, Genetron 134a, Florasol 134a, Suva 134a or HFC-134a, also known as norflurane (INN), is a haloalkane refrigerant with thermodynamic properties similar to R-12 (dichlorodifluoromethane) but with insignificant ozone depletion potential and a somewhat lower global warming potential (1300, compared to R-12's GWP of 2400).

1-Chloro-1,1-difluoroethane, also known by trade names including Freon 142b is a haloalkane with the chemical formula CH3CClF2.

1,2-Dichlorotetrafluoroethane, or R-114, also known as cryofluorane (INN), is a chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) with the molecular formula ClF2CCF2Cl.

Bromotrifluoromethane, commonly known as Halon 1301, R13B1, Halon 13B1 or BTM, is an organic halide with the chemical formula CBrF3.

Chlorotrifluoromethane, R-13, CFC-13, or Freon 13, is a non-flammable, non-corrosive chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) and also a mixed halomethane.

1,1-Difluoroethane, or DFE, is an organofluorine compound with the chemical formula C2H4F2.

The CDP (formerly the "Carbon Disclosure Project") is an organisation based in the United Kingdom which works with shareholders and corporations to disclose the greenhouse gas emissions of major corporations.

Trichlorotrifluoroethane, also called 1,1,1-Trichloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane or CFC-113a is a chlorofluorocarbon (CFC).

Water vapor, water vapour or aqueous vapor, is the gaseous phase of water.

The organic compound 1,1,1-trichloroethane, also known as methyl chloroform, is a chloroalkane.

1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane is a haloalkane with the formula C2H3Cl2F.

Bromochlorodifluoromethane, also known by the trade name Halon 1211, or BCF, or Halon 1211 BCF, or Freon 12B1, is a haloalkane with the chemical formula CF2ClBr.

Chloropentafluoroethane is a chlorofluorocarbon once used as a refrigerant.

Hexafluoroethane is a fluorocarbon counterpart to the hydrocarbon ethane.

Perfluorotributylamine (PFTBA), also referred to as FC43, is a liquid with a molecular structure consisting of three butyl moieties connected to an amine center, in which the hydrogen atoms have all been replaced with fluorine.

Carbon-neutral fuels can refer to a variety of energy fuels or energy systems which have no net greenhouse gas emissions or carbon footprint.