{"id":6029,"date":"2020-07-07T11:14:12","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T10:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=6029"},"modified":"2020-07-07T11:14:12","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T10:14:12","slug":"fostering-the-application-of-vibrational-spectroscopy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/fostering-the-application-of-vibrational-spectroscopy\/6029\/","title":{"rendered":"Fostering the application of vibrational spectroscopy"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Coblentz Society aims to promote and foster the understanding and application of vibrational spectroscopy.<\/h2>\n

Vibrational spectroscopy is the study of the motion of specific chemical bonds in a molecule. Each bond in a molecule will interact with a specific wavelength of light<\/a> and because each molecule is unique, the wavelength of light that interacts will be slightly different depending on the structure of the molecule. This fundamental principal provides a \u2018fingerprint\u2019 (a unique signature) for any molecule. This means that a molecule can be identified from its vibrational spectrum.<\/p>\n

Besides providing a unique signature for a molecule, the amount of light that interacts with a molecule is directly related to how much of the molecule is present. Therefore, vibrational spectroscopy can be used to measure how much of a material is present in a sample. Certain molecular vibrations absorb light more strongly, while other molecular vibrations are stronger at scattering light. Thus, there are two common types of vibrational spectroscopy:<\/p>\n