Energy Levels
It is convenient, and common, to represent a diatomic molecule as two point masses (the two atoms) connected by a massless spring. The energies involved in the various motions of the molecule can then be broken down into three categories.
- The translational energies
- The rotational energies
- The vibrational energies
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