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The CO2 example will provide some insight for understanding Eq 21. First, we need to discuss units. The fundamental vibration frequency for a harmonic oscillator is (o = or 4(2(2 = (22) with k in N m-1 an m in kg molecule-1. Normally, vibrational spectra are plotted verses wavenumber, instead of frequency. To convert to wavenumbers, : ................
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