mercury monoxide
- Formula: HgO
- Molecular weight: 216.59
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/Hg.O
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: UKWHYYKOEPRTIC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 21908-53-2
- Chemical structure:
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Constants of diatomic molecules
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Data compiled by: Klaus P. Huber and Gerhard H. Herzberg
Data collected through February, 1975
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| State | electronic state and / or symmetry symbol |
| Te | minimum electronic energy (cm-1) |
| ωe | vibrational constant – first term (cm-1) |
| ωexe | vibrational constant – second term (cm-1) |
| ωeye | vibrational constant – third term (cm-1) |
| Be | rotational constant in equilibrium position (cm-1) |
| αe | rotational constant – first term (cm-1) |
| γe | rotation-vibration interaction constant (cm-1) |
| De | centrifugal distortion constant (cm-1) |
| βe | rotational constant – first term, centrifugal force (cm-1) |
| re | internuclear distance (Å) |
| Trans. | observed transition(s) corresponding to electronic state |
| ν00 | position of 0-0 band (units noted in table) |
| State | Te | ωe | ωexe | ωeye | Be | αe | γe | De | βe | re | Trans. | ν00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absorption bands in the region 33900 - 36500 cm-1, usually ascribed to Hg2 ("wing" bands), were tentatively assigned to HgO by Walter and Barratt, 1929. | ||||||||||||
References
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Walter and Barratt, 1929
Walter, J.M.; Barratt, S.,
The band spectra associated with zinc, cadmium, and mercury,
Proc. R. Soc. London A, 1929, 122, 201. [all data]
Notes
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