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On 11/06/12 10:34, Christine.O.Conroy wrote:
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#000000;font-size: 10pt;">I was confused when you were doing
13.57 in class and I was hoping I could figure it out on my own,
but I haven't been able to.<br>
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First, where did you get the formula fv=(1-e^(hv/kt))e^(-hv/kt)
and what does it mean. I can't find it in the book. Is it the
ratio of the population at any given excited state to the total
where v = the excited state.<br>
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Second, what were you calculating when you were doing hcv/kt? I
didn't think you even used those values in the final answer but
I am not sure.
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Look at equation 13.73 in your text.<br>
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I was calculating the part of the equation that got multiplied by
the vibrational quantum level (v=0 and v=1).<br>
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Andrew J. Pounds, Ph.D. (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pounds@theochem.mercer.edu">pounds@theochem.mercer.edu</a>)
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science
Mercer University, Macon, GA 31207 (478) 301-5627
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