Molecular oxygen populating the excited singlet state ( 1 g ) can relax to the ground

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Molecular oxygen populating the excited singlet state (1Δg) can relax to the ground triplet state (3Σ), which is the lowest energy state by emitting a 1270-nm photon.

a. Construct the partition function involving the ground and excited-singlet state of molecular oxygen.

b. What temperature is required to have 10.0% population in the excited-singlet state?

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Physical Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0321812001

3rd edition

Authors: Thomas Engel, Philip Reid

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