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Why do we call carbon dioxide a greenhouse gas?
Solution
Carbon dioxide is called a greenhouse gas because it absorbs Infrared radiation. A greenhouse gas is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range.
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