Question

need physics help! find the amplitude of the ground-state vibrations of the CO molecule. what percentage of the bond length is this? Assume harmonic oscillator

Answer 1

E=(v+.5)h(v2) --> where v2 is the fundamental frequency
U=U1+.5k(r-r1)^2 -->where U1 is the initial potential energy and (r-r1) is the change in distance or the amplitude
v2=(1/2pi)(k/m)^.5--> where v2 is the fundamental frequency and k is the force constant and m is the reduced mass