Why Does the Upper Atmosphere Contain Only Very Little Dissociated

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Multiple Choice

Why does the upper atmosphere contain only very little dissociated nitrogen?

• A)Most of the nitrogen is in the troposphere and not in the upper atmosphere.
• B)The dissociated nitrogen very rapidly diffuses out of the atmosphere and into space.
• C)Nitrogen atoms are extremely reactive and so react with other substances immediately upon their formation.
• D)The bond energy of nitrogen is very high and it does not absorb radiation very efficiently.
• E)There is no N₂ in the upper atmosphere.

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