Sulfur hexafluoride SF6 is the most potent greenhouse gas to date. It is 22,800 times more effective at trapping heat than carbon dioxide (CO2), and lasts in the atmosphere for thousands of years. Please refer to the molecule diagrams below to answer the following questions: a. Explain why SF6 has more asymmetrical vibrations than CO2 b. Explain why asymmetrical vibrations in SF6 bonds are stronger than asymmetrical vibrations in CO2 bonds c. Explain the relationship between strength and quantity of asymmetrical vibrations and greenhouse gas potency
Thermochemistry
Thermochemistry can be considered as a branch of thermodynamics that deals with the connections between warmth, work, and various types of energy, formed because of different synthetic and actual cycles. Thermochemistry describes the energy changes that occur as a result of reactions or chemical changes in a substance.
Exergonic Reaction
The term exergonic is derived from the Greek word in which ‘ergon’ means work and exergonic means ‘work outside’. Exergonic reactions releases work energy. Exergonic reactions are different from exothermic reactions, the one that releases only heat energy during the course of the reaction. So, exothermic reaction is one type of exergonic reaction. Exergonic reaction releases work energy in different forms like heat, light or sound. For example, a glow stick releases light making that an exergonic reaction and not an exothermic reaction since no heat is released. Even endothermic reactions at very high temperature are exergonic.
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