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Assuming that the student has knowledge about the harmonic oscillator model, the problem could be:Calculate the molecular vibrational frequencies and corresponding infrared spectra of a carbon monoxide (CO) molecule using the harmonic oscillator model. Given the following bond lengths and force constants:- Bond length of the CO bond in the ground state: 1.128 angstroms- Force constant of t

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To calculate the molecular vibrational frequencies of a carbon monoxide  CO  molecule using the harmonic oscillator model, we can use the following formula:v =  1 / 2  *  k /  where v is the vibrational frequency, k is the force constant, and  is the reduced mass of the CO molecule.First, we need to determine the reduced mass    of the CO molecule. The reduced mass can be calculated using the formula: =  m1 * m2  /  m1 + m2 where m1 and m2 are the masses of the carbon and oxygen atoms, respectively. The atomic masses of carbon and oxygen are approximately 12 amu and 16 amu, respectively. To convert these atomic masses to kilograms, we can use the conversion factor:1 amu = 1.66054  10^-27  kgSo, the masses of carbon and oxygen in kilograms are:m1 = 12 amu * 1.66054  10^-27  kg/amu = 1.99265  10^-26  kgm2 = 16 amu * 1.66054  10^-27  kg/amu = 2.65672  10^-26  kgNow, we can calculate the reduced mass   : =  1.99265  10^-26  kg * 2.65672  10^-26  kg  /  1.99265  10^-26  kg + 2.65672  10^-26  kg  = 1.13867  10^-26  kgNow that we have the reduced mass, we can calculate the vibrational frequency  v  using the given force constant  k = 1880 N/m :v =  1 / 2  *  1880 N/m / 1.13867  10^-26  kg v =  1 / 2  *  1.65125  10^14  s^-2  v = 2.036  10^13 HzThe molecular vibrational frequency of the carbon monoxide  CO  molecule is approximately 2.036  10^13 Hz.To determine the corresponding infrared spectra, we can convert the frequency to wavenumber    using the speed of light  c : = v / cwhere c is the speed of light  approximately 3  10^8 m/s . =  2.036  10^13 Hz  /  3  10^8 m/s  = 6.787  10^4 m^-1 The corresponding infrared spectra of the carbon monoxide  CO  molecule is approximately 6.787  10^4 m^-1  or 6787 cm^-1 .
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