A new planet is discovered in a neighbouring solar system. It is determined that this planet has an atmosphere of CO. The spring constant for carbon monoxide is k-2100 kg s2 and the molecule has a reduced mass, m- 1.14 x 102 kg. Use the simple harmonic oscillator approximation to estimate the frequency of the CO stretch. E 'vib h = (n₁ + 1) 12/1/20 vib k 227 Vm Provide your answer in units of wavenumber (i.e. cm ¹). Do NOT use scientific notation and give your answer as a whole number (no numbers after the decimal place). D

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A new planet is discovered in a neighbouring solar system. It is determined that this planet has an atmosphere of CO.
The spring constant for carbon monoxide is k-2100 kg s2 and the molecule has a reduced mass, m- 1.14 x 102 kg.
Use the simple harmonic oscillator approximation to estimate the frequency of the CO stretch.
E₁
'vib
=(n₁
+
vib
h
k
1) 12/17
227 Vm
Provide your answer in units of wavenumber (i.e. cm'¹). Do NOT use scientific notation and give your answer as a whole number (no numbers after the decimal
place).
D
Transcribed Image Text:A new planet is discovered in a neighbouring solar system. It is determined that this planet has an atmosphere of CO. The spring constant for carbon monoxide is k-2100 kg s2 and the molecule has a reduced mass, m- 1.14 x 102 kg. Use the simple harmonic oscillator approximation to estimate the frequency of the CO stretch. E₁ 'vib =(n₁ + vib h k 1) 12/17 227 Vm Provide your answer in units of wavenumber (i.e. cm'¹). Do NOT use scientific notation and give your answer as a whole number (no numbers after the decimal place). D
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