Which of the Following Statements Regarding Vibrating Bonds and the Greenhouse

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding vibrating bonds and the greenhouse effect is false?

• A)Infrared radiation can interact with vibrating covalent bonds.
• B)The strengths of tiny electric fields produced by the partial separation of charge in bonds fluctuate at the same frequencies as the bond vibrations.
• C)Infrared radiation absorbed and re-emitted by molecules can be reradiated toward Earth.
• D)Bond vibrations in which the fluctuating fields cancel each other out are not infrared active.
• E)CO₂ is the only atmospheric molecule that interacts with infrared radiation.

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