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Q.Name the gases that cause green house effect.
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →The question asks us to name the gases responsible for the greenhouse effect.
The chief greenhouse gases are CO2, CH4, water vapour, N2O, CFCs and O3.
Greenhouse gases are atmospheric gases that absorb and re-emit the infrared (heat) radiation given out by the Earth's surface, thereby trapping heat and keeping the atmosphere warm (the greenhouse effect). The principal greenhouse gases are:
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) — the major contributor, from burning of fossil fuels.
- Methane (CH4) — from paddy fields, livestock, marshes and decomposition.
- Water vapour (H2O).
- Nitrous oxide (N2O).
- Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). …
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