m(S) = 32u m(O) = 16u u = 1.66 x 10-27 kg NA ħ= h/21 = 6.022 x 1023 g/mol = 1.055 x 10-34 kg m2 s-1 = 3 108 m s-1 с (a)
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m(S) = 32u m(O) = 16u u = 1.66 x 10-27 kg NA ħ= h/21 = 6.022 x 1023 g/mol = 1.055 x 10-34 kg m2 s-1 = 3 108 m s-1 с (a) Diatomic sulfur monoxide, SO, has been detected in the atmosphere of the volcanic planet Venus, among many other sulfur containing compounds. Its equilibrium bond length re(SO) has been measured as 1.48 Å. (i) Calculate the moment of inertia around the B rotational axis of this diatomic molecule. [2 marks] (ii) Using your moment of inertia value, calculate the equilibrium Be rotational constant (in cm-?), for the SO molecule. [3 marks]