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The document is a tutorial on infrared spectroscopy, covering topics such as calculating vibrational freedom for water, drawing IR spectra, and identifying molecular vibrations. It includes questions on determining wavenumbers for various molecular vibrations and assessing the success of protein coating methods using FTIR. Additionally, it asks for the identification of specific vibrations in formaldehyde based on its IR spectrum.

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Tutorial 2

The document is a tutorial on infrared spectroscopy, covering topics such as calculating vibrational freedom for water, drawing IR spectra, and identifying molecular vibrations. It includes questions on determining wavenumbers for various molecular vibrations and assessing the success of protein coating methods using FTIR. Additionally, it asks for the identification of specific vibrations in formaldehyde based on its IR spectrum.

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MS3014 TUTORIAL:

Infrared spectroscopy

1. (i) Calculate the degree of vibrational freedom for water (H2O). Sketch all
possible vibrations of this molecule.

(ii) Draw the IR spectrum of water, assigning the peaks to the 3 vibrational modes
in (i).

(iii) If the frequency of radiation absorbed by a molecule is 2.5 x 1013 Hz, at what
wavenumber (cm-1) would this absorption appear in an IR spectrum?

2. Which molecule (A – D) would its symmetric C=C stretch occur at the lowest
wavenumber? Justify your answer.

A B C D

3. A molecule has strong fundamental bands at the following wavenumbers:

C-H bending at 730 cm-1


C-C stretching at 1400 cm-1
C-H stretching at 2950 cm-1

Determine the wavenumbers of the possible combination and overtone bands that can
be observed in a typical spectral region of 400 – 4000 cm-1.

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4. You are asked to coat the surface of a material with a layer of proteins. You performed
FTIR and obtained spectra of (a) uncoated material, (b) protein-coated material and (c)
pure protein solution as shown below.

Is your coating method successful? Justify your conclusions.

5. The following shows the IR spectrum of formaldehyde (H2C = O). What vibration is
responsible for the peak at wavenumber 2850 cm -1?
(A) asymmetric stretch of CH2
(B) scissoring of CH2
(C) symmetric stretch of C=O
(D) rocking of C=O

Explain how you arrive at your answer.

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