(µ8 kT] ū=µ coth kT Sketch this result versus & from & =0 to & = co and interpret it. %3D

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the partition function of an ideal gas of diatomic molecules in an external electric field & is
[g(V, T, 8)]"
Q(N, V, T, 8)
N!
where
(2mmkT
312 (87 IkT
-hv/2kT
e
q(V,T, 8)= V{
h2
(kT'
(µ8
sinh kT)
h2
(1 – e-hv/kT)
Here I is the moment of inertia of the molecule; v is its fundamental vibrational frequency;
and u is its dipole moment. Using this partition function along with the thermodynamic
relation,
dA = -S dT –p dV – M de
where M=Nū, where u is the average dipole moment of a molecule in the direction of the
external field &, show that
kT]
coth
kT,
Sketch this result versus & from & =0 to & =∞ and interpret it.
Transcribed Image Text:the partition function of an ideal gas of diatomic molecules in an external electric field & is [g(V, T, 8)]" Q(N, V, T, 8) N! where (2mmkT 312 (87 IkT -hv/2kT e q(V,T, 8)= V{ h2 (kT' (µ8 sinh kT) h2 (1 – e-hv/kT) Here I is the moment of inertia of the molecule; v is its fundamental vibrational frequency; and u is its dipole moment. Using this partition function along with the thermodynamic relation, dA = -S dT –p dV – M de where M=Nū, where u is the average dipole moment of a molecule in the direction of the external field &, show that kT] coth kT, Sketch this result versus & from & =0 to & =∞ and interpret it.
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