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Gases mainly responsible for the green-house effect are

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CO2 and CO
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CO and H2
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CO2 and N2O
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CO2 and SO2
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Solution

The correct option is C CO2 and N2O
Green-house gases absorbs the infrared radiation emitted by earth's surface and heated the atmosphere is the green-house effect. In order, the most abundant green-house gases in Earth's atmosphere are water vapor (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), ozone (O3), chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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