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Two schematic potential energy surfaces for bond bending motions are indicated as A & B in the accompanying diagram.​​The out-of-plane C-H wags in
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Two schematic potential energy surfaces for bond bending motions are indicated as A & B in the accompanying diagram.

​​The out-of-plane C-H wags in iodoform and chloroform would respectively correspond to the potential energy surfaces

A.

A and B

B.

A and A

C.

B and A

D.

B and B

Correct option is A

​Infrared spectroscopy (IR spectroscopy or vibrational spectroscopy) is the measurement of the interaction of infrared radiation with matter by absorption, emission, or reflection. It is used to study and identify chemical substances or functional groups in solid, liquid, or gaseous forms. It can be used to characterize new materials or identify and verify known and unknown samples. The method or technique of infrared spectroscopy is conducted with an instrument called an infrared spectrometer (or spectrophotometer) which produces an infrared spectrum. An IR spectrum can be visualized in a graph of infrared light absorbance (or transmittance) on the vertical axis vs. frequency, wavenumber or wavelength on the horizontal axis. Typical units of wavenumber used in IR spectra are reciprocal centimeters, with the symbol cm-1.

In order for a vibrational mode in a sample to be "IR active", it must be associated with changes in the molecular dipole moment. A permanent dipole is not necessary, as the rule requires only a change in dipole moment.

The atoms in a CH2X2 group, commonly found in organic compounds and where X can represent any other atom, can vibrate in nine different ways. Six of these vibrations involve only the CH2 portion: two stretching modes (ν): symmetric (νs) and antisymmetric (νas); and four bending modes: scissoring (δ), rocking (ρ), wagging (ω) and twisting (τ), as shown below. Structures that do not have the two additional X groups attached have fewer modes because some modes are defined by specific relationships to those other attached groups. For example, in water, the rocking, wagging, and twisting modes do not exist because these types of motions of the H atoms represent simple rotation of the whole molecule rather than vibrations within it. In case of more complex molecules, out-of-plane (γ) vibrational modes can be also present.

In the given question, the C-I bond is longer due to the large size of the iodine atom in comparison to chlorine atom.

The Cl-H are in proximity such that they will experience more electron-electron repulsion so that the hydrogen angle deviation is more in the case of Cl-H bond in chloroform. 

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