An electron in the 7 orbital of ethylene (C,H,) is excited by a photon to the * orbital. Do you expect the equilib- rium bond length in the excited ethene molecule to be greater or less than that in ground-state ethene? Will the vibrational frequency in the excited state be higher or lower than in the ground state? Explain your reasoning.
An electron in the 7 orbital of ethylene (C,H,) is excited by a photon to the * orbital. Do you expect the equilib- rium bond length in the excited ethene molecule to be greater or less than that in ground-state ethene? Will the vibrational frequency in the excited state be higher or lower than in the ground state? Explain your reasoning.
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