Molecule
Name
Water
IUPAC name
(1H2,16O)Water
Secondary names
Hydrogen oxide, Dihydrogen oxide, Water-16O, H2O-16
InChI
InChI=1S/H2O/h1H2/i1+0/hH2
InChI key
XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-FNDQEIABSA-N
Comments
H162O isotope
Formula
H2 16O
Chemical formula
H2O
Isotopic formula
[1]H2[16]O
Structural formula
[1H][16O][1H]
Charge
0
Unpaired electrons
0
  Atom Name Number
1H Hydrogen 2
16O Oxygen 1
Relations
  • no
Isotope mixture type
pure isotope
Spin type
equilibrated
Spin quantum numbers
0, 1
Equilibrium ortho/para ratio
3 (3/1)
Molar mass
18.010565 g/mol
State STP
liquid
Protic
protic
Polarity
polar
Dipole
1.855 D
Molecule symmetry
C2v
Case
nonlinear-triatomic
Vibrations number
3
Vibrations
Label Mode Bond Symmetry Degeneracy Fundamental frequency Observed frequency Observed frequency Harmonic frequency Activity IR Activity Raman Strength Comments
V1 stretching sym. H2 16O A1 no 3657.0 3656.65 3835.0 active active s Raman: 3654 cm1 (gas)
V2 bending H2 16O A1 no 1595.0 1594.59 1648.0 active active vs
V3 stretching asym. H2 16O B1 no 3756.0 3755.79 3939.0 active active vs
Comments
Data from NIST Chemistry WebBook
Chemical functions
  Function Number
ROH 2
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
16O1H 2