a. Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas for the reason that if binds strongly to hemoglobin, preventing the transport of oxygen by blood. The bond in a 12C16O molecule has a force constant of k=1860 N/m. Compute the vibrational frequency (v) of the molecule as well as energy separation between two neighboring vibrational energy levels.
b. Forecast the vibrational frequency of 13CO16 given that the force constants of isotopes are the same.
c. Define why the force constant value isn't affected by isotopic substitution.