Calculate the energy levels of the 7-network in octatetraene, C3H10 (CC-C=C-C=C-C=C), using the particle in the box model. To calculate the box length, assume that the molecule is linear and use the values 135 and 154 pm for C=C and C-C bonds. What is the wavelength of light required to induce a transition from the ground state to the first excited state?

Calculate the energy levels of the 7-network in octatetraene, C3H10 (CC-C=C-C=C-C=C), using the particle in the box model. To calculate the box length, assume that the molecule is linear and use the values 135 and 154 pm for C=C and C-C bonds. What is the wavelength of light required to induce a transition from the ground state to the first excited state?

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Chapter20: Molecular Spectroscopy And Photochemistry

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