Consider the following Greenhouse Gases (GHG's): Sulfur hexafluoride, carbon dioxide, and trifluoromethane (a hydrofluorocarbon). Using the concepts of asymmetrical stretching and infrared absorption, rank the gases from weakest to strongest greenhouse gas, and explain your ranking that CH4 is a stronger GHG than CO2). HINT: Consider Ö=c=ö carbon dioxide F: sulfur hexafluoride trifluoromethane

Consider the following Greenhouse Gases (GHG's): Sulfur hexafluoride, carbon dioxide, and trifluoromethane (a hydrofluorocarbon). Using the concepts of asymmetrical stretching and infrared absorption, rank the gases from weakest to strongest greenhouse gas, and explain your ranking that CH4 is a stronger GHG than CO2). HINT: Consider Ö=c=ö carbon dioxide F: sulfur hexafluoride trifluoromethane

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Chapter20: Kinetics

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Problem 20.67E

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