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Homework Statement
When displaced from equilibrium by a small amount, the two hydrogen atoms in an H2molecule are acted on by a restoring force Fx=−k1x with k1 = 500N/m.
Calculate the oscillation frequency f of the H2 molecule. Use meff=m/2 as the "effective mass" of the system, where m is the mass of a hydrogen atom.
Take the mass of a hydrogen atom as 1.008 u, where 1u=1.661×10−27kg. Express your answer in hertz.
Homework Equations
[itex]f=\frac{ 1 }{ 2 pi } sqrt{\frac{ k }{ m_{eff} }}[/itex]
The Attempt at a Solution
So plugging everything in I get [itex]f=\frac{ 1 }{ 2 pi } sqrt{\frac{ 2 times 500 }{ 1.661 times 10^{-27} }}[/itex] giving me a final answer of 1.22*10^15 Hz, but the answer is 1.23*10^14 Hz, I have no idea what I did wrong?