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What is Anharmonicity constant, fundamental, overtone, hot band?

Also known as: anharmonicity constant · fundamental transition · overtone · hot band

Definition 6.10 University Chemistry — Year 3 · Chapter 6 — Rotational and Vibrational Spectroscopy

ω~exe\tilde\omega_ex_e is the anharmonicity constant. The fundamental transition is v=1←0v = 1 \leftarrow 0; an overtone is v=n←0v = n \leftarrow 0 with n≥2n \ge 2, weak because the gross rule Δv=±1\Delta v = \pm1 of the harmonic oscillator is only slightly broken; a hot band starts from an excited level, v=2←1v = 2 \leftarrow 1, and grows with temperature.

Examples

Example 6.14 (Hydrogen chloride)

For HX35X2235Cl\ce{H^{35}Cl}, ω~e=2990.95 cm−1\tilde\omega_e = 2990.95\,\mathrm{cm}^{-1} and ω~exe=52.82 cm−1\tilde\omega_ex_e = 52.82\,\mathrm{cm}^{-1}: the fundamental is at ω~e−2ω~exe=2885.3 cm−1\tilde\omega_e - 2\tilde\omega_ex_e = 2885.3\,\mathrm{cm}^{-1} and the first overtone at 2ω~e−6ω~exe=5665.0 cm−12\tilde\omega_e - 6\tilde\omega_ex_e = 5665.0\,\mathrm{cm}^{-1}, slightly less than twice the fundamental. The Morse model predicts De=42 342 cm−1D_e = 42\,342\,\mathrm{cm}^{-1} and D0=40 860 cm−1D_0 = 40\,860\,\mathrm{cm}^{-1}; the true D0D_0, from the enthalpies of formation of H, Cl and HCl at 0 K0\,\mathrm{K}, is 35 760 cm−135\,760\,\mathrm{cm}^{-1} (4.43 eV4.43\,\mathrm{eV}). The real potential flattens out faster than a Morse curve fitted at the bottom: Birge–Sponer extrapolations from the lowest levels overestimate dissociation energies.

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