“…Spectrum 1 in Fig. 3 shows an absorption band in the range 3000-3600 cm -1 (centered at 3400 cm -1 ) and a band at 1607 cm -1 , which arise, respectively, from stretching and bending modes of water molecules [13,14], due to the presence of potassium bromide. There are also absorption bands at 1448 and 1355 cm -1 , due to vibrations of the ion, and an absorption band at 1140 cm -1 , arising from vibrations of the ion [13].…”