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Why are molecules like oxygen gas, O2, and nitrogen gas, N2, not greenhouse gases?(1 point) Responses Infrared radiation is absorbed and remitted by these molecules. Infrared radiation is absorbed and remitted by these molecules. 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. The molecules are made up of three atoms. The molecules are made up of three atoms. Oxygen and nitrogen have asymmetric vibration when struck by infrared radiation.
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The correct response is: **Oxygen and nitrogen are tightly bound and cannot vibrate in a way to absorb energy.**
O2 and N2 are diatomic molecules that cannot effectively absorb infrared radiation because their molecular structure does not allow for the types of vibrations that are needed to interact with IR wavelengths. Greenhouse gases typically have more complex molecular structures (such as CO2, CH4, and H2O) that allow them to vibrate asymmetrically and therefore absorb infrared radiation.
O2 and N2 are diatomic molecules that cannot effectively absorb infrared radiation because their molecular structure does not allow for the types of vibrations that are needed to interact with IR wavelengths. Greenhouse gases typically have more complex molecular structures (such as CO2, CH4, and H2O) that allow them to vibrate asymmetrically and therefore absorb infrared radiation.