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Heavy water (D2O), also named as deuterated water, has 10 electrons. The electronic polarizability is 1.40 × 10−40 F m2. The molecule has three modes of vibrational excitation as shown in Table 31.1 (Shimanouchi, 1972).
See Table 31.2.
TABLE 31.1Vibrational Excitation Modes for D2O
Designation |
Type of Motion |
Energy (meV) |
|---|---|---|
v1 |
Symmetrical stretching |
331.2 |
v2 |
Bending |
146.1 |
V3 |
Antisymmetrical stretching |
345.7 |
Source: Adapted from Shimanouchi, T., Tables of Molecular Vibrational Frequencies ...
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