What is the Bom-Oppenheimer approximation? Assuming nuclear and electronic motio

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What is the Bom-Oppenheimer approximation? Assuming nuclear and electronic motions to be decoupled so that electronic energies can be computed for fixed nuclear positions Assuming identical quantum mechanical particles to be indistinguishable from one another Ignoring spin-orbit coupling in the Hamiltonian Assuming that spin can be included in an ad hoc fashion Leaving zero-point vibrational energy out of the potential energy surface Mistaking Max Bom for Robert Oppenheimer Assuming electrons to be lighter than nuclei All of the above

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Born oppenheimer appriximation states that the nuclear and electronic takes place independent of each other. So option (a) is correct.

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