Question

Why is Venus more hotter than Mercury , when Mercury is more close to Sun than Venus?

Answer 1

This is a great question! The answer to it lies in the fact that Venus has a very dense atmosphere made up of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and sulfuric acid, while Mercury has a very thin atmosphere with various gases, but very little carbon dioxide. So what's so important about carbon dioxide? Well, sunlight will pass through Venus' clouds (which contain mostly carbon dioxide) and warm the surface of the planet. Usually, the surface of a planet is warmed during the day and cools off at night by releasing infrared radiation (heat) back into space. But the carbon dioxide in Venus' clouds absorbs energy from infrared radiation very well and "traps" the heat on the planet, making it very warm. This has sometimes been called a "runaway greenhouse effect." We don't see this happen on Mercury because its atmosphere is not thick and does not have much carbon dioxide in it. I hope this helps!

Answer 2

Answer:

Venus has a very dense atmosphere, which is made up of carbon dioxide . while mercury is made up of many gases but less amount of carbon dioxide. and the carbon dioxided atmosphere traps the sunlight and makes the surface warmer and the hottest planet in the solar system

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