A molecular material has two non-degenerate energy states, a ground (ground) state and an excited state. The excited state is 1000 cm³1 above the ground state. A) To find the temperature at which 20% of the molecules belong to the excited state. B) What will happen if we lower the temperature?

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A molecular material has two non-degenerate energy states, a ground (ground) state
and an excited state. The excited state is 1000 cm-1 above the ground state.
A) To find the temperature at which 20% of the molecules belong to the excited state.
B) What will happen if we lower the temperature?
Transcribed Image Text:EXERCISE 3 (Kɛq. 2) A molecular material has two non-degenerate energy states, a ground (ground) state and an excited state. The excited state is 1000 cm-1 above the ground state. A) To find the temperature at which 20% of the molecules belong to the excited state. B) What will happen if we lower the temperature?
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