GREENHOUSE gASES
THe greenhouse affect
The trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere due to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface.
Top 10 Greenhouse gases and their formulas
10. Sulfuryl Fluoride- SO2F2
9. Trichlorofluoromethane- CCl3F
8. Sulfur Hexafluoride- SF6
7. Hexafluoroethane- C2F6
6. Trifluoromethane - CHF3
5.Ozone- O3
4. Nitrous Oxide- N2O
3. Methane - CH4
2.Carbon Dioxide- CO2
1.Water Vapor- H2O
9. Trichlorofluoromethane- CCl3F
8. Sulfur Hexafluoride- SF6
7. Hexafluoroethane- C2F6
6. Trifluoromethane - CHF3
5.Ozone- O3
4. Nitrous Oxide- N2O
3. Methane - CH4
2.Carbon Dioxide- CO2
1.Water Vapor- H2O
realistic IR spectra for N2O
charecteristic Vibrations of N2O (animation):
http://www2.ess.ucla.edu/~schauble/MoleculeHTML/N2O_html/N2O_page.html
Different types of bond vibrations
Video of types of bond vibrations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2IBdtINsrQ
Connections between bond vibrations and GREENHOUSE gasses
The bending and vibrations caused result in the absorption of the IR radiation.
LEwis structures
Water:
Carbon Dioxide:
Methane:
wavenumbers for N2O’s vibrations:
Wave numbers and type of bond vibrations for N2O
wave numbers Type of bond vibration
2230 Asymmetric
2210 Asymmetric
1306 Symmetric
1272 Symmetric
589 Scissoring
2230 Asymmetric
2210 Asymmetric
1306 Symmetric
1272 Symmetric
589 Scissoring