A certain atom has a fourfold degenerate ground level, a non-degenerate electronically excited level at 2500 cm−1, and a twofold degenerate level at 3500 cm−1. Calculate the partition function of these electronic states at 1900 K. What is the relative population of each level at 1900 K?

A certain atom has a fourfold degenerate ground level, a non-degenerate electronically excited level at 2500 cm−1, and a twofold degenerate level at 3500 cm−1. Calculate the partition function of these electronic states at 1900 K. What is the relative population of each level at 1900 K?

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Chapter18: More Statistical Thermodynamics

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