A gas-phase 1 H 127 I molecule, with a bond length of 160.92 pm, rotates in three

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A gas-phase 1H127I molecule, with a bond length of 160.92 pm, rotates in three dimensional space.

a. Calculate the zero point energy associated with this rotation.

b. What is the smallest quantum of energy that can be absorbed by this molecule in a rotational excitation?

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Physical Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0321812001

3rd edition

Authors: Thomas Engel, Philip Reid

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