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Although mercury is nearer to the sun, Venus is hottest planet .. why​

Answer 1

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Why is Venus the hottest planet even though Mercury is closest to the Sun? ... Mercury's atmosphere does not contain carbon dioxide (because of which all the heat is returned to space). Venus contains a high percentage of carbon dioxide due to which it is hottest planet.

Answer 2

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Even though Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system. This is because Mercury has almost no atmosphere, while Venus has a very thick atmosphere. This causes all the heat to be radiated back into space on Mercury

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