The mass to use in the expression is the effective mass μ=mAmB /(mA+mB),where mA and mB are the masses of the individual atoms for the vibration frequency of a diatomic molecule. The following data on the infrared absorption wave numbers of molecules are taken from the Spectra of diatomic molecules (G). Herzberg, van No strand (1950):
H35Cl H81Br HI CO NO
2990 2650 2310 2170 1904
Determine the force constants of the bonds and arrange them in order of increasing stiffness.