Question
Why are molecules like oxygen gas, O2, and nitrogen gas, N2, not greenhouse gases?(1 point)
Responses
Oxygen and nitrogen are tightly bound and cannot vibrate in a way to absorb energy.
Oxygen and nitrogen are tightly bound and cannot vibrate in a way to absorb energy.
Oxygen and nitrogen have asymmetric vibration when struck by infrared radiation.
Oxygen and nitrogen have asymmetric vibration when struck by infrared radiation.
The molecules are made up of three atoms.
The molecules are made up of three atoms.
Infrared radiation is absorbed and remitted by these molecules.
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Oxygen and nitrogen are tightly bound and cannot vibrate in a way to absorb energy.
Oxygen and nitrogen are tightly bound and cannot vibrate in a way to absorb energy.
Oxygen and nitrogen have asymmetric vibration when struck by infrared radiation.
Oxygen and nitrogen have asymmetric vibration when struck by infrared radiation.
The molecules are made up of three atoms.
The molecules are made up of three atoms.
Infrared radiation is absorbed and remitted by these molecules.
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The correct response is:
**Oxygen and nitrogen are tightly bound and cannot vibrate in a way to absorb energy.**
Both oxygen (O2) and nitrogen (N2) are diatomic molecules with symmetrical structures. This symmetry means they do not have the types of vibrational modes that can effectively interact with infrared radiation, which is essential for absorbing and re-emitting energy as a greenhouse gas does.
**Oxygen and nitrogen are tightly bound and cannot vibrate in a way to absorb energy.**
Both oxygen (O2) and nitrogen (N2) are diatomic molecules with symmetrical structures. This symmetry means they do not have the types of vibrational modes that can effectively interact with infrared radiation, which is essential for absorbing and re-emitting energy as a greenhouse gas does.