CHEM 324 Rutgers

Molecular Vibrations The Harmonic Oscillator model is an excellent starting point for describing molecular vibrations. The potential energy for a simple harmonic oscillator is given by V = k x2, where for a diatomic, x=R-Re, and Re is the equilibriu

Spectroscopy and Quantum Mechanics Spectroscopy measures differences between stationary quantum states, or solutions of the time-independent Schrdinger equation (those weve discussed so far). Use electromagnetic energy (photons) to induce transitions

Required reading for Chem. 324, 2nd half of course: Atkins, Physical Chemistry Chapter 16. 16.1, 16.2, 16.4, 16.5, 16.6, 16.9, 16.10, 16.11, 16.12, 16.14, 16.15. Chapter 17. 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 17.4 Chapter 19. 19.1, 19.2, 19.3, 19.4, 19.5, 19.6, 19.7

Rotational Spectroscopy Molecules have quantized energy levels for rotation. Individual molecules in a vacuum, (or gas phase molecules at low pressures) can be considered as free rotors, uninfluenced by interactions from neighboring molecules. Of cou

Spectroscopy and Quantum Mechanics Spectroscopy measures differences between stationary quantum states, or solutions of the time-independent Schrdinger equation (those weve discussed so far). Use electromagnetic energy (photons) to induce transitions

Molecular Vibrations The Harmonic Oscillator model is an excellent starting point for describing molecular vibrations. The potential energy for a simple harmonic oscillator is given by V = k x2, where for a diatomic, x=R-Re, and Re is the equilibriu