A Simple Method for Producing a Mixture of Gaseous HCl and DCl for Measuring their Vibrational-Rotational Spectra

Barbara A. Lawrence and Andrew W. Zanella
W. M. Keck Science Center, Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges, Claremont, CA 91711
J. Chem. Educ., 1996, 73 (4), p 367
DOI: 10.1021/ed073p367
Publication Date (Web): April 1, 1996

Abstract

This article describes a simple, inexpensive, and rapid method for generating a mixture of DCl and HCl. We include infrared vibrational-rotational spectroscopy of gaseous hydrogen chloride and its deuterium counterpart in our physical chemisrty laboratory.

Keywords (Audience):

Upper-Division Undergraduate

Keywords (Domain):

Physical Chemistry

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives

Keywords (Subject):

IR Spectroscopy

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