Chemistry A-Level
Greenhouse gases and their bonds
What Greenhouse gases and their bonds means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Greenhouse gases and their bonds
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Reference: OCR
Atmospheric gases containing C=O, O–H and C–H bonds, such as CO₂, H₂O and CH₄, absorb infrared radiation at characteristic wavenumbers.
Topics that use Greenhouse gases and their bonds
- Analytical techniques (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Absorption and re-emission of infrared radiation
- Absorption of infrared radiation
- Absorption of infrared radiation by bond vibrations
- Bond stretching and bending
- Broad peak shape caused by hydrogen bonding
- Change in dipole moment
- Changes to energy usage
- characteristic absorption bands
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