a.) Calculate the frequency of the J = 7 ← 6 transition in the pure rotational spectrum of 12C16O. Assume the equilibrium bond length is 109.36pm.Frequency is  ______ HzWhat is the corresponding wavenumber? _________  cm-1 b.) Suppose that the wavenumber of the J = 1 ← 0 rotational transition of 1H79Br considered as a rigid rotor was measured to be 17.89 cm-1, what is(a) the moment of inertia of the molecule? Ans = 3.132E-47  kg-m2(b) the bond length?  ________ Angstroms(Given the isotopic masses:(m(79Br) = 78.9183 amu, m(81Br) = 80.9163 amu)

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a.) Calculate the frequency of the J = 7 ← 6 transition in the pure rotational spectrum of 12C16O. Assume the equilibrium bond length is 109.36pm.
Frequency is  ______ Hz
What is the corresponding wavenumber? _________  cm-1

b.) Suppose that the wavenumber of the J = 1 ← 0 rotational transition of 1H79Br considered as a rigid rotor was measured to be 17.89 cm-1, what is
(a) the moment of inertia of the molecule? Ans = 3.132E-47  kg-m2
(b) the bond length?  ________ Angstroms
(Given the isotopic masses:(m(79Br) = 78.9183 amu, m(81Br) = 80.9163 amu)

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