The ground configuration of carbon gives rise to a triplet with the three levels 3P0, 3P1, and 3P2 at wavenumbers 0, 16.4, and 43.5 cm-1, respectively. (a) Eva luate the electronic partition function of carbon at (i) 10 K, (ii) 298 K, (b) Hence derive an expression for the electronic contribution to the molarinternal energy and plot it as a function of temperature. (c) Evaluate the expression at 25 °C.

The ground configuration of carbon gives rise to a triplet with the three levels 3P0, 3P1, and 3P2 at wavenumbers 0, 16.4, and 43.5 cm-1, respectively. (a) Eva luate the electronic partition function of carbon at (i) 10 K, (ii) 298 K, (b) Hence derive an expression for the electronic contribution to the molarinternal energy and plot it as a function of temperature. (c) Evaluate the expression at 25 °C.

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Chapter20: Molecular Spectroscopy And Photochemistry

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