The most intense peak in a pure rotational spectrum of a gas of a diatomic molecule with rotational constant 4.560 cm¹ was found to correspond to transitions out of the J = 10 rotational energy level. Assuming that the molecule behaves as a rigid rotor, estimate the temperature (in K) at which this spectrum was measured. (Give your answer to at least 3 significant figures.)

The most intense peak in a pure rotational spectrum of a gas of a diatomic molecule with rotational constant 4.560 cm¹ was found to correspond to transitions out of the J = 10 rotational energy level. Assuming that the molecule behaves as a rigid rotor, estimate the temperature (in K) at which this spectrum was measured. (Give your answer to at least 3 significant figures.)

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