For the translational and rotational degrees of freedom, evaluation of the partition function involved replacement of the

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For the translational and rotational degrees of freedom, evaluation of the partition function involved replacement of the summation by integration. Why could integration be performed? How does this relate back to the discussion of probability distributions of discrete variables treated as continuous? 

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Physical Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0321812001

3rd edition

Authors: Thomas Engel, Philip Reid

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