Q109 · CSIR NET Chemistry, December 2015
Paper: CSIR NET December 2015 · Subject: Physical Chemistry · Chapter: Molecular Spectroscopy · Topic: Rotational · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium
The spectroscopic technique that can distinguish unambiguously between trans-1, 2 dichloroethylene and cis-1, 2-dichloroethylene without any numerical calculation is
(a)microwave spectroscopy
(b)UV-visible spectroscopy
(c)X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
(d)$\gamma$-ray spectroscopy
Answer
Answer: A ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
Explanation
Only the cis isomer has a permanent dipole and a microwave spectrum; the centrosymmetric trans isomer gives none — no calculation needed.
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