Emission of microwave radiation from the J = 1 → 0 transition of a molecule has been detected at 88.63 GHz from a region of interstellar space in which there is evidence of thermal equilibrium and a temperature of around 50 K. Estimate the frequency and relative intensity of the J = 2 → 1 transition of the same molecule.

Emission of microwave radiation from the J = 1 → 0 transition of a molecule has been detected at 88.63 GHz from a region of interstellar space in which there is evidence of thermal equilibrium and a temperature of around 50 K. Estimate the frequency and relative intensity of the J = 2 → 1 transition of the same molecule.

Principles of Modern Chemistry

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Chapter12: Thermodynamic Processes And Thermochemistry

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