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Transcribed Image Text:In vibrational spectroscopy, the fundamental band refers to a transition from the n = 0 state
to n = 1, and the first overtone would be from the n = 0 state to n = 2. For carbon monoxide
(CO), the fundamental occurs at 2143.4 cm-¹ and the first overtone at 4259.6 cm-¹.
(a) For an anharmonic oscillator, the energy levels can be written (in wavenumbers) as
2
En ) ²³
= ve (n + ¹) - xeve (n +.
+
Find the values of ve and xeve from the fundamental and overtone transitions in CO.
Report your results in units of cm-¹.
(b) Use the values found for ve and xeve in part (a) to estimate the number of bound
energy levels in CO. (Hint: For an anharmonic oscillator this number is determined by
the point at which the spacing between consecutive levels goes to zero.)
(c) If CO could be modeled as a Morse oscillator, and the values of ve and xeve provide
energy levels consistent with the Morse potential what would be the value of the
parameter D in units of cm-¹? How does this compare with the observed bond energy of
1075 kJ/mole?
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