In the methane molecule, CH4, each hydrogen atom is at the corner of a regular tetrahedron with the carbon atom at the center. If one of the C-H is in the direction of A= î + } + R and an adjacent C-H bond is at the direction B= î -↑ -R. results to an angular bond of approximately 109° for a static frozen molecule. However, the molecule we can encounter everyday continuously vibrates and interact with the surrounding causing its bond vector to vary slightly. According to a new spectroscopy analysis, the adjacent bond vectors was found to be A = 1.08i + 0.89j + 1.08k B = 0.85i + -0.93j + -0.94k What is the angle (in degrees) between the bonds based on this new data? Note: Only 1% of error is permitted for the correct answer. I

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In the methane molecule, CH4, each hydrogen atom is at the corner of a regular tetrahedron with the carbon atom at the center. If one of the C-H is in the direction of
A= î +7 + k
and an adjacent C-H bond is at the direction
B=î-7-R.
results to an angular bond of approximately 109° for a static frozen molecule.
However, the molecule we can encounter everyday continuously vibrates and interact with the surrounding causing its bond vector to vary slightly. According to a new
spectroscopy analysis, the adjacent bond vectors was found to be
A = 1.08i + 0.89j + 1.08k
B = 0.85i + -0.93j + -0.94k
What is the angle (in degrees) between the bonds based on this new data?
Note: Only 1% of error is permitted for the correct answer.
I
Transcribed Image Text:In the methane molecule, CH4, each hydrogen atom is at the corner of a regular tetrahedron with the carbon atom at the center. If one of the C-H is in the direction of A= î +7 + k and an adjacent C-H bond is at the direction B=î-7-R. results to an angular bond of approximately 109° for a static frozen molecule. However, the molecule we can encounter everyday continuously vibrates and interact with the surrounding causing its bond vector to vary slightly. According to a new spectroscopy analysis, the adjacent bond vectors was found to be A = 1.08i + 0.89j + 1.08k B = 0.85i + -0.93j + -0.94k What is the angle (in degrees) between the bonds based on this new data? Note: Only 1% of error is permitted for the correct answer. I
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