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1) Gas-phase carbonyl sulfide (OCS) absorbs radiation strongly near 2100 cm maki

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Question

1) Gas-phase carbonyl sulfide (OCS) absorbs radiation strongly near 2100 cm making it a convenient reference when spectroscopists need to calt th brate eir instruments. A large number of rovibrational transitions are usually visible, but the spectrum is relatively simple because the molecule is linear To calibrate the spectra necessary to look for transitions from states that have a combination of vibrational modes excited, but those states also tend to have much lower populations. From the temperature and the energy, we can estimate the population and predict whether it is realistic that the molecule can be observed by the spectrometer. Find the number density of OCS molecules in a 100.0 Pa sample at 298 K that are in the vibrational state (vi, v2, v3) (1,0,1) and rotational state J 10. The constants are CS-stretch o, 859 cm1, bend o, 527 cm1, and CO-stretch o, 2080 cm1, B 0.2028 cm1. The bending mode is a doubly degenerate vibrational motion, so it counts as two modes. Give the final value in molecules per cubic centimeter. (HINT: The rotational energy levels of a diatomic molecule are given by: Erot a.

Explanation / Answer

The density of a gas = P/RT

= 100 pa/(8.3144* 298K)

= 0.0403 pa/K

Average molar mass of COS ,M = 60.075 g/mol

The no: density is defined as,

n =N/V. = Na * moles/ V.

Density /M =Kg/m3 *mol/g. =103 .mol/ m3

No:density n= Na * (density / M) *103

= 6.022 * 1023 *( 0.0403/60.075)*103

  = 0.00404 *1025 =4.04*1023. m-3.