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A green house gas is

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H2
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CO
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CO2
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N2
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Solution

The correct option is C CO2
A greenhouse gas absorb radiation and emit heat energy maintaining the Earth's temperature. Sources are volcanic eruptions, burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, vehicular emission, industrial exhausts etc. which have increased the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The oxygen and hydrogen are transparent gases having symmetrical molecules of identical atoms, unable to rotate and vibrate.
Hence, the correct answer is 'CO2'.

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