Predicting spectroscopic transition positions

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The harmonic oscillator is a model for the vibrating diatomic molecule. The energy expression for this model is given by:

Ev = (v+1/2) hν v = 0, 1, 2, 3,… (ν = oscillator frequency)

Use this expression to predict the wavenumber (cm-1) position of the infrared absorption due to the fundamental vibration (v = 0 --> v = 1) and the second overtone (v = 0 --> v = 3), for an harmonic oscillator of frequency ν = 8.00 x 1013 s, which is typical for a diatomic molecule.


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