Modern Physics
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Author: Raymond A. Serway, Clement J. Moses, Curt A. Moyer
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Chapter 11, Problem 15P
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An expression for the interval separating successive levels of the Morse oscillator and show that the interval diminishes steadily at higher energies. Determine the largest vibrational quantum number
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