Some times peaks in the IR spectrum can appear especially broad. This is often seen with O-H stretches, what is a plausible explanation for this observation?

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Some times peaks in the IR spectrum
can appear especially broad.
This is often seen with O-H stretches,
what is a plausible explanation for this
observation?
The large number of vibrational levels
associated with this bond
Transference of Thermal (IR) radiation to
adjacent atoms
Hydrogen Bonding
O The electronegativity of Oxygen
Transcribed Image Text:Some times peaks in the IR spectrum can appear especially broad. This is often seen with O-H stretches, what is a plausible explanation for this observation? The large number of vibrational levels associated with this bond Transference of Thermal (IR) radiation to adjacent atoms Hydrogen Bonding O The electronegativity of Oxygen
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