A certain atom has a triply degenerate ground level, a non-degenerate electronically excited level at 850 cm–1, and a fivefold degenerate level at 1100 cm−1. Calculate the partition function of these electronic states at 2000 K. What is the relative population of each level at 2000 K?

A certain atom has a triply degenerate ground level, a non-degenerate electronically excited level at 850 cm–1, and a fivefold degenerate level at 1100 cm−1. Calculate the partition function of these electronic states at 2000 K. What is the relative population of each level at 2000 K?

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