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Vibrational Frequency and Energy Calculations

This document contains a chemistry problem set with 7 questions: 1) Calculate the force constant given the fundamental vibration frequency of carbon dioxide, 2) Calculate the vibration frequency of hydrogen iodide given the force constant and assumptions about the motion of the atoms, 3) Calculate the zero-point energy of a harmonic oscillator with given mass and force constant, 4-7) Additional questions involving quantum mechanics calculations for harmonic oscillators.

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Vibrational Frequency and Energy Calculations

This document contains a chemistry problem set with 7 questions: 1) Calculate the force constant given the fundamental vibration frequency of carbon dioxide, 2) Calculate the vibration frequency of hydrogen iodide given the force constant and assumptions about the motion of the atoms, 3) Calculate the zero-point energy of a harmonic oscillator with given mass and force constant, 4-7) Additional questions involving quantum mechanics calculations for harmonic oscillators.

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CHM4114 PROBLEM SET 5

1. The fundamental vibration frequency of 12C16O is 2170 cm-1 . Calculate the force constant.

2. In the vibrational motion of HI, the iodine atom essentially remains stationary because of its large mass.
Assuming that the hydrogen atom undergoes harmonic motion and that the force constant is 317 N m -1, what is
the fundamental vibration frequency ?

3. Calculate the zero-point energy of a harmonic oscillator consisting of a particle of mass 5.16 × 10 −26 kg and
force constant 285 N m−1.
4. Verify that is normalized.

5. Calculate <x> and <x2> for ψ0(x).

6. Calculate the uncertainty of the internuclear distance, x, in 12C16O. Use the result in no. 1.
7. For n=2, determine Nn and Hn(2x) .

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