Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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Chapter 42, Problem 26P
(a)
To determine
The ratio of the number of allowed energy levels.
(b)
To determine
The ratio of number of occupied level.
(c)
To determine
To compare the answers in part (a) and part (b).
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