Concept explainers
Determine the number of total degrees of freedom and the number of vibrational degrees of freedom for the following molecules. (a) Hydrogen fluoride,

(a)
Interpretation:
For the molecule hydrogen fluoride,
Concept introduction:
To describe the positions of each of the atoms in a molecule having
Answer to Problem 14.45E
For the molecule Hydrogen fluoride,
Explanation of Solution
Hydrogen fluoride is a linear molecule. The total number of atoms present in hydrogen fluoride is
The total degrees of freedom is calculated by the formula given below.
Where,
•
The value of
Substitute the value of
Since,
Therefore, the number of total degrees of freedom is
For the molecule Hydrogen fluoride,

(b)
Interpretation:
For the molecule hydrogen telluride,
Concept introduction:
To describe the positions of each of the atoms in a molecule having
Answer to Problem 14.45E
For the molecule hydrogen telluride,
Explanation of Solution
Hydrogen telluride is a non-linear molecule. The total number of atoms present in hydrogen telluride is
The total degrees of freedom is calculated by the formula given below.
Where,
•
The value of
Substitute the value of
Since,
Therefore, the number of total degrees of freedom is
For the molecule hydrogen telluride,

(c)
Interpretation:
For the molecule Buckminsterfullerene,
Concept introduction:
To describe the positions of each of the atoms in a molecule having
Answer to Problem 14.45E
For the molecule Buckminsterfullerene,
Explanation of Solution
Buckminsterfullerene is a non-linear molecule. The total number of atoms present in Buckminsterfullerene is
The total degrees of freedom is calculated by the formula given below.
Where,
•
The value of
Substitute the value of
Since,
Therefore, the number of total degrees of freedom is
For the molecule Buckminsterfullerene,

(d)
Interpretation:
For the molecule phenylalanine,
Concept introduction:
To describe the positions of each of the atoms in a molecule having
Answer to Problem 14.45E
For the molecule Phenylalanine,
Explanation of Solution
Phenylalanine is a non-linear molecule. The total number of atoms present in phenylalanine is
The total degrees of freedom is calculated by the formula given below.
Where,
•
The value of
Substitute the value of
Since,
Therefore, the number of total degrees of freedom is
For the molecule phenylalanine,

(e)
Interpretation:
For the molecule naphthalene,
Concept introduction:
To describe the positions of each of the atoms in a molecule having
Answer to Problem 14.45E
For the molecule Naphthalene,
Explanation of Solution
Naphthalene is a non-linear molecule. The total number of atoms present in naphthalene is
The total degrees of freedom is calculated by the formula given below.
Where,
•
The value of
Substitute the value of
Since,
Therefore, the number of total degrees of freedom is
For the molecule Naphthalene,

(f)
Interpretation:
For the molecule linear isomer of the
Concept introduction:
To describe the positions of each of the atoms in a molecule having
Answer to Problem 14.45E
For the molecule the linear isomer of the
Explanation of Solution
For the linear isomer of the
The total degrees of freedom is calculated by the formula given below.
Where,
•
The value of
Substitute the value of
Since,
Therefore, the number of total degrees of freedom is
For the molecule the linear isomer of the

(g)
Interpretation:
For the molecule the bent isomer of
Concept introduction:
To describe the positions of each of the atoms in a molecule having
Answer to Problem 14.45E
For the molecule the bent isomer of
Explanation of Solution
For the bent isomer of the
The total degrees of freedom is calculated by the formula given below.
Where,
•
The value of
Substitute the value of
Since,
Therefore, the number of total degrees of freedom is
For the molecule the bent isomer of
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