molekyylitärinästä
Molekyylitärinästä refers to the vibrational motion of atoms within molecules. Molecules are not static structures; their constituent atoms are constantly in motion, oscillating around their equilibrium positions. These vibrations are quantized, meaning they can only occur at specific discrete energy levels. The energy associated with these vibrations is a significant part of a molecule's total energy.
The types of molecular vibrations are generally categorized into stretching and bending. Stretching vibrations involve the
The study of molecular vibrations is crucial in various scientific fields. Infrared spectroscopy, for example, directly