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Grade 12th passPhysical Chemistry

Microwave inactive molecule.........................!!!!!!!!!!!

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5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years ago
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Gross Selection Rule:moleculeswith permanent dipoles aremicrowaveactive (themoleculemust be polar), e.g. heteronuclear diatomics - HCl, CO, NO, etc. Homonuclear diatomics aremicrowave inactive(e.g. O2, N2, etc.) In other words, a dipole must be present in themoleculefor you to get a rotational spectrum.

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