Answer:
The ethanol has 21 vibrational modes.
Explanation:
A molecule can show 3 types of motions: one external called translational and two internal called rotational and vibrational.
In order to calculate the vibrational modes of a molecule we need to know the degrees of freedom of this molecule, it means the number of variables that are involved in the movement of this particle.
If we know that atoms are three dimensional we will know that they have 3 coordinates expressed as 3N. But the atoms are bonded together so they can move not only in translational but also rotational and vibrational. So, the rotational move can be described in 3 axes and the other vibrational move can be described as
3N-5 for linear molecules
3N-6 For nonlinear molecules like ethanol
So using the formula for nonlinear molecules where N is the amount of atoms in the chemical formula, so ethanol has 9 atoms
3(9)-6= 21
Thus, ethanol has 21 vibrational modes.
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Each particular chemical reaction cannot be expected to occur at identical rates.
True. Not all chemical reactions happen at the same rate, depending on the catalyst.
When you first pull back on the pendulum, and when you pull it back really high the Potential Energy is high and the Kinetic Energy is low, But when up let go, and it gets right around the middle, that's when the Potential energy transfers to Kinetic, at that point the kinetic Energy is high and the potential Energy is low. But when it comes back up at the end. The same thing will happen, the Potential Energy is high, and the Kinetic Energy is low. Through all of that the Mechanical Energy stays the same.
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