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Why is the region between 2000 and 2500 usually empty?

  • A.Few bonds are stiff and light enough to absorb there
  • B.The detector's response falls away in that region
  • C.Atmospheric absorption masks any bands present
  • D.The source emits very little at those wavenumbers

Answer: A

Only triple bonds and cumulated double bonds have force constants high enough, with atoms light enough, to reach that region, and they are uncommon. Detector, atmosphere and source are all adequate there apart from the carbon dioxide band at 2350. That the region's emptiness makes any band in it immediately significant is a good example of a negative expectation carrying information.

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