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Green house gases like `CO_(2), CH_(4),CFC, N_(2)O` and halons (bromine) are

A

reflector of long wave radiations like infrared emitted from earth surface

B

transparent to solar and infrared radiations to earth

C

absorber of solar radiations for warming of atmosphere

D

transparent to emissions from earth for passage into space

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