Module 3 : Molecular Spectroscopy
Lecture 13 : Rotational and Vibrational Spectroscopy
13.7

Problems

13.1
  Which of the following molecule exhibit rotational and/or vibrational spectra/(or microwave and infrared active)?
 H2, HF,  CO2,  OCS, CS2, I2, NH3, CH4, and benzene.
  13.2 From the value of B given for H2  calculate its bond length.
13.3
For HCl, B = 10.593 cm-1 and the centrifugal distortion constant D = 0.00053
cm-1.   Calculate the first four rotational levels. Calculate the force constant for HCl from  the value of D.
13.4
Derive the formula ΔErot = EJ+1-EJ = 2B(J+1) – 4D(J+1)2 from  the formula for  EJ+1  and EJ.
13.5
A cylinder has a moment of inertia I with respect to its cylinder axis while H2 and  N2 have I = 0 w.r.t. the molecular axis.  Justify.
13.6
What are the differences between the harmonic oscillator potential  ½kx2   and the Morse potential?  What is the value of PE for the Morse function for r = 0 and  r = ∞ ?
13.7
Calculate the number of normal modes of vibrations for the molecules listed in problem 13.1.
13.8
Why is the Q branch not seen in the vibrational rotational spectrum?
13.9
Sketch qualitatively the vibrational spectrum of HCl and  (CH3)2 C = 0.
13.10
What is the ratio of force constants of H2 and D2 ?  What differences in spectra  of 1H37Cl, 2D35Cl, and 2D37Cl will you observe when these spectra are compared to the spectrum of 1H35Cl ?