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Vibrational modes
« on: May 17, 2006, 06:40:57 PM »
What exactly is the meaning of symmetric bending in a nonlinear tetraatomic molecule(ie NH3)? Do they all bend in the xy plane in the same direction??? I understand what asmmetric bending is.Also why don't they bend in the z plane direction?

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