These methods, combined with his definitive studies of perturbations in
diatomic molecular spectra, have changed the way we think about molecular complexity
Not exact matches
For example ozone (O3) has a much hgher
molecular weight (48 from memory) than «normal»
diatomic oxygen (O2, MW = 32).
Gerhard Herzberg who won a Nobel prize for Chemistry for his work concerned atomic and
molecular spectroscopy, and used these techniques to determine the structures of
diatomic and polyatomic molecules, was a «dolt and a charlatan»?
The quantum theory of
molecular vibrations says there should be no (significant) contributions from
diatomic N2 in the IR range.