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NEET 2011
Exam
NEET
Year
2011
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Environmental Issues

NEET 2011 · Botany · Environmental Issues

Which one of the following pairs of gases are the major cause of...

Which one of the following pairs of gases are the major cause of 'Green house effect'?

Options

  1. ACO2\mathrm{CO}_2 and CO\mathrm{CO}
  2. BCFCs\mathrm{CFCs} and SO2\mathrm{SO}_2
  3. CCO2\mathrm{CO}_2 and N2O\mathrm{N}_2 \mathrm{O}
  4. DCO2\mathrm{CO}_2 and O3\mathrm{O}_3

Correct answer

C. CO2\mathrm{CO}_2 and N2O\mathrm{N}_2 \mathrm{O}

Step-by-step solution

The phenomenon of keeping the earth warm due to presence of certain radiatively gases in the atmosphere is called green house effect (Fourier, 1827). The name is based after a similar warmer interior in a glass-enclosed green house where glass panes, CO2\mathrm{CO}_2 and water vapour allow the solar radiations to enter but prevent the escape of long wave heat radiations. CO2\mathrm{CO}_2 and N2O\mathrm{N}_2 \mathrm{O} are the major cause of "green house effect". CO2\mathrm{CO}_2 contributes 60%60 \% of total global warming. N2O\mathrm{N}_2 \mathrm{O} contributes 6%6 \% to green house effect.
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