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Which of the following groups of gases is NOT strictly a group of greenhouse gases ?

The group containing carbon monoxide is not strictly a group of greenhouse gases. Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone and water vapour are greenhouse gases. Carbon…

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Which of the following groups of gases is NOT strictly a group of greenhouse gases ?

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The group containing carbon monoxide is not strictly a group of greenhouse gases. Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone and water vapour are greenhouse gases. Carbon monoxide can influence climate indirectly through atmospheric chemistry, but is not classified with these direct greenhouse gases.

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