Chemical Sciences: A Manual for CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test for Lectureship and JRF/Triatomic molecule

thumb|right|Carbon dioxide Triatomic molecules are formed by three atoms. Examples include H2O, CO2, HCN etc. Molecular vibrations The vibrational modes of a triatomic molecule can be determined in specific cases. Symmetric linear molecules A symmetric linear molecule ABA can perform: Antisymmetric longitudinal vibrations with frequency Symmetric longitudinal vibrations with frequency Symmetric transversal vibrations with frequency In the previous formulas, M is the total mass of the molecule, mA and mB are the masses of the elements A and B, k1 and k2 are the spring constants of the molecule along its axis and perpendicular to it. Types thumb|left|Trihydrogen cationthumb|right|Ozone Ozone, O3 is an example of a triatomic molecule with all atoms the same. Triatomic hydrogen, H3, is unstable and breaks up spontaneously. H3+, the trihydrogen cation is stable by itself and is symmetric.