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Author: Ball, David W. (david Warren), BAER, Tomas
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Chapter 17, Problem 17.24E

What is the ratio of ground-state nickel atoms (in which E is defined as zero) to nickel atoms that are in the first excited state of 201 cm 1 at 298 K ? (The spectrum of Ni atoms is complicated by the existence of such an excited state. Does your answer explain why?) Assume the two states have the same degeneracies.

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