At what point did the greenhouse effect cease to raise the temperature of Venus? A) When all the greenhouse gases evaporated B) When the radiation from Venus balanced the radiation absorbed by Venus C) When the CO₂ was dissolved in the early Venusian oceans D) When the greenhouse gases combined with other chemicals

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The greenhouse effect on Venus stops when the radiation from Venus balances the radiation absorbed by Venus. This is known as radiative equilibrium, where the energy coming in and going out of a system is balanced. It has nothing to do with the evaporation of greenhouse gases or their combination with other chemicals. The reference to CO₂ is unclear and not relevant to the question.

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