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प्रश्न
Green house effect leads to global warming. Which substances are responsible for green house effect?
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उत्तर
The heating of earth due to trapping of radiation is called greenhouse effect. The gases such as CO2, CH4, N2O, CFCl3, CF2Cl2, O3 etc. trap these radiations and are called greenhouse gases.
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