Lifetimes and the dynamics of hydrogen bonds in liquid water

Abstract

Based on Raman spectra of light, heavy, and half-heavy water in the region of O-H and O-D stretching vibrations and on the independent-oscillator model, it is shown that a peculiarity of the liquid state of water is the nonequivalence of O-H groups of water molecules in hydrogen bonding. The structure of liquid water and the mechanism of its molecular mobility are considered in this context.