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What are the energies and angular momenta of the first five energy levels of benzene in the
Interpretation:
The energies and angular momenta of the first five energy levels of benzene in the
Concept introduction:
The wavefunction for
Where,
Answer to Problem 11.40E
The energies and angular momenta of the first five energy levels of benzene in the
Energy | Angular momentum | |
Explanation of Solution
The formula to calculate energy is given below.
Where,
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The formula to calculate moment of inertia is given as follows.
Where,
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Substitute the values in the above equation as follows.
Substitute the values in equation (1) for
Substitute the values in equation (1) for
Substitute the values in equation (1) for
Substitute the values in equation (1) for
Substitute the values in equation (1) for
The formula to calculate angular momentum is given below.
Where,
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Substitute the values in equation (2) for
Substitute the values in equation (2) for
Substitute the values in equation (2) for
Substitute the values in equation (2) for
Substitute the values in equation (2) for
The energies and angular momenta of the first five energy levels of benzene in the
Energy | Angular momentum | |
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