IR vs Raman selection rules

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the spectroscopy subtree

IR active: ∂µ/∂Q ≠ 0. Raman active: ∂α/∂Q ≠ 0. Centrosymmetric mutual exclusion: IR-active ≠ Raman-active. Complementary vibrational techniques.

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