Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Bond
stretch (
bond
vibration):
A
molecular
vibration in which
bond lengths
are expanded and compressed.
Bond
stretching in
hydrogen chloride
.
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Related terms:
Bending mode
,
symmetric stretching
,
asymmetric stretching
,
infrared spectroscopy
,
bond rotation
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