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One greenhouse gas contributes 14% to total global warming and another contributes 6%. These are respectively indentified as:

A

`N_(2)O and CO_(2)`

B

`CFCs and N_(2)O`

C

`CH_(4) and CO_(2)`

D

`CH_(4) and CFCs`

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The correct Answer is:
B

The relative contribution of various greenhouse hases to total global warming is as follows
`{:("Gas","Per cent"),(CO_(2),60%),(CH_(4),20%),(CFSs,14%),(N_(2)O,6%):}`
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