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The ClO2 molecule (which belongs to the group C2v) was trapped in a solid. Its ground

Chapter 12, Problem 12.13(b)

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The ClO2 molecule (which belongs to the group C2v) was trapped in a solid. Its ground state is known to be B1. Light polarized parallel to the y-axis (parallel to the OO separation) excited the molecule to an upper state. What is the symmetry of that state?

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QUESTION:

The ClO2 molecule (which belongs to the group C2v) was trapped in a solid. Its ground state is known to be B1. Light polarized parallel to the y-axis (parallel to the OO separation) excited the molecule to an upper state. What is the symmetry of that state?

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The symmetry of the upper state would depend on the type of light used to excite the molecule. If it was circul

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