Why are O2 and N2 not greenhouse gases?
What will be an ideal response?
O2 and N2 are poor absorbers of IR radiation and, thus, are not considered greenhouse gases. As O2 and N2 are totally symmetric molecules, electromagnetic waves pass by such molecules without being absorbed. Technically, they have no electric dipole moment with which the radiation can interact.
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