12.10 Calculate the molar entropy of nitrogen gas at 298 K. Write the overall partition function as the product of the trans- lational and rotational partition functions; the first excited vibrational state is sufficiently high in energy that the contri- bution from vibration of the molecule may be ignored at this temperature. The rotational constant of N₂ is 2.00 cm-¹.

12.10 Calculate the molar entropy of nitrogen gas at 298 K. Write the overall partition function as the product of the trans- lational and rotational partition functions; the first excited vibrational state is sufficiently high in energy that the contri- bution from vibration of the molecule may be ignored at this temperature. The rotational constant of N₂ is 2.00 cm-¹.

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Chapter18: More Statistical Thermodynamics

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