For a specific molecule the ground state is nondegenerate while the first excited state is doubly degenerate. The excited state is removed from the ground state by 380 cm-1.  What must the temperature of the system be for  i) 25% and ii) 45% of the molecule to be in the first excited state?

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For a specific molecule the ground state is nondegenerate while the first excited state is doubly degenerate. The excited state is removed from the ground state by 380 cm-1.  What must the temperature of the system be for 

i) 25% and

ii) 45% of the molecule to be in the first excited state? 

Distribution of Molecular States
N NWU
Assignment 1
For a specific molecule the ground state is nondegenarate while the first
excited state is doubly degenarate. The excited state is removed from the
ground state by 380 cm-1. What must the temperature of the system be for (i)
25 % and (ii) 45 % of the molecules to be in the first excited state(s)?
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Transcribed Image Text:Distribution of Molecular States N NWU Assignment 1 For a specific molecule the ground state is nondegenarate while the first excited state is doubly degenarate. The excited state is removed from the ground state by 380 cm-1. What must the temperature of the system be for (i) 25 % and (ii) 45 % of the molecules to be in the first excited state(s)? 29 29
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