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Old 03-December-2008, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by mike alexander View Post
EM at the microwave level is associated with molecular translations and rotations. Infrared radiation excites bond stretching and bending. Visible/UV are necessary for those nice big electronic transitions.
OK, we're getting somewhere. How does the bending and rebounding bond generate the IR?
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