Which part of the solar cooker is responsible for greenhouse-like effect?

glass plate

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Coating with black colour inside the box

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Outer cover of the solar cooker

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mirror

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Solution

The correct option is A
glass plate

Glass plate permits the light to enter into the cooker. This radiation is converted into longer wavelengths by the coating in the cooker. This longer wavelength cannot exit the cooker because of glass. Thus, the glass plate helps in trapping the solar radiation, thereby creating a greenhouse-like.

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