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Offline beartear

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Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere
« on: December 14, 2010, 06:27:00 PM »
Hello,
What happens to carbon dioxide when it absorbs high frequency infrared radiation? Does it move "up and down?" Thanks  :)

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Re: Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere
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Re: Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2010, 12:13:03 PM »
yes it will undergo stretching and bending like any  molecules and it the one that give false C=O peaks in IR spectra

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