Question: For how long on average would an atom remain on a surface at 400 K if its desertion activation energy were? (a) 20 kO mol-1,

For how long on average would an atom remain on a surface at 400 K if its desertion activation energy were?
(a) 20 kO mol-1,
(b) 200 k] mol-I? Take
TO = 0.12 ps. For how long on average would the same atoms remain at 800 K?

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