A semilog plot of the wavelength vs atomic number is then done using these values and several of the literature values. The MathCad program here is given as an example of what to expect. Students calculate the energy level diagrams for benzene, naphthalene, biphenyl, and anthracene. Using the diagrams and experimental reduction potentials and UV-vis data they calculate two empirical values of beta and compare them. Infrared Spectrum of HCl and DCl , Directions for collecting infrared spectra of HCl and DCl are given.
Students assign the lines in the spectra, calculate for constants, and bond radii.
Statistical Mechanical Calculation of Entropy Describes experimental measurement of the IR spectra of CO and CO2. Analysis of the data includes calculating the bond distances. These are then used in the calculation of the entropy of the two gases. Very high accuracy is achieved. The rate is monitored by P-NMR and the energy of activation is calculated from the temperature dependence.