Question

. The hydrogen molecule H2 can be treated as a vibrating system (simple harmonic oscillator), with an effective force constant ? = 3.5 × 10^3 eV/nm2. Compute the zero-point (ground state) energy of one of the protons in H2. How does it compare with the molecular binding energy of 4.5 eV? Compute the amplitude of the zero-point motion and compare with the atomic spacing of 0.074 nm

Answer 1