Consider a 16O2 molecule as a simple harmonic oscillator. a. Calculate the reduced mass of this molecule (in units of kg). b. If the vibrational frequency of 16O2 is measured to be 1800 cm-1, what is the force constant in N/m? c. Calculate the frequency shift compared to 16O2 when one isotope 15O is present in the oxygen molecule (in cm-1)?
Consider a 16O2 molecule as a simple harmonic oscillator. a. Calculate the reduced mass of this molecule
(in units of kg).
b. If the vibrational frequency of 16O2 is measured to be 1800 cm-1, what is the force
constant in N/m?
c. Calculate the frequency shift compared to 16O2 when one isotope 15O is present in
the oxygen molecule (in cm-1)?