Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-chemistry-course-of-the-year-3-of-the-natural-sciences-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2021/paper-2a/section-b/21/c/i/solution

. The parallel-band progression gives , so . The perpendicular Q-feature spacing gives
For an oblate symmetric top, , hence and . The rotational constant relation then gives
The estimated constants neglect centrifugal distortion and the change of rotational constants in the excited vibration.

New to topics? Read the docs here!