1000 molecules are bouncing between wells separated by enthalpy gaps H1=  1 ·10-20 J and H2 =  2 ·10-20 J. Considering multiplicities of each state write the partition function  and calculate the occupancies of states 2 and 3 at 300K and 370K

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1000 molecules are bouncing between wells separated by enthalpy gaps
H1=  1 ·10-20 J and H2 =  2 ·10-20 J. Considering multiplicities of each state write the partition
function  and calculate the occupancies of states 2 and 3 at 300K and 370K.

(b)
(а)
2
H2
G1
H1
1
Transcribed Image Text:(b) (а) 2 H2 G1 H1 1
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