Carbon dioxide is a linear molecule. The carbonoxygen
Chapter 11, Problem 75(choose chapter or problem)
Carbon dioxide is a linear molecule. The carbonoxygen bonds in this molecule act very much like springs. Figure 1158 shows one possible way the oxygen atoms in this molecule can oscillate: the oxygen atoms oscillate symmetrically in and out, while the central carbon atom remains at rest. Hence each oxygen atom acts like a simple harmonic oscillator with a mass equal to the mass of an oxygen atom. It is observed that this oscillation occurs at a frequency What is the spring constant of the bond?
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