Answer to Question #88721 in Molecular Physics | Thermodynamics for Sridhar

Question

The symmetry of (2,0,0) vibrational state of co2 is

Answer 1

Carbon dioxide is a linear molecule.

The degrees of vibrational modes for linear moleculeі can be calculated using the formula:

$$3 \times N – 5 (1)$$

where N is the number of atoms in molecule

Carbon dioxide has

$$3 \times 3 - 5 = 4 vibrations.$$

Answer:

4