The first excited state of Ca is reached by absorption of 422.7-nm light. (a) What is the energy difference (J) between the ground and excited states? (b) The degeneracies are g*/g0 3 for Ca. Find N*/N0 at 2 500 K. (c) By what percentage will the fraction in (b) be changed by a 15-K rise in temperature? (d) Find N*/N0 at 6 000 K.

The first excited state of Ca is reached by absorption of 422.7-nm light. (a) What is the energy difference (J) between the ground and excited states? (b) The degeneracies are g/g0 3 for Ca. Find N/N0 at 2 500 K. (c) By what percentage will the fraction in (b) be changed by a 15-K rise in temperature? (d) Find N*/N0 at 6 000 K.

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