Explain the law of mutual exclusion in IR and Raman spectroscopies using XeF4 as an exemplar molecule.

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Chapter19: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
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(I) Explain the law of mutual exclusion in IR and Raman spectroscopies using XeF4 as an exemplar molecule.     (ii) Draw the orbitals that house the lone pairs on the O atom of a water molecule – and explain why each is a lone pair.

(iii)Briefly explain how a symmetry adapted analysis of bonding in the water molecule yields the observed H-O-H bond angle.

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