Hydroxyl radicals are of interest in atmospheric processes due to their oxidative ability. Determine the partition function

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Hydroxyl radicals are of interest in atmospheric processes due to their oxidative ability. Determine the partition function for the vibrational degrees of freedom for OH (v̅ = 3735 cm−1) and calculate the probability of occupying the first excited vibrational level at 260. K. Would you expect the probability for occupying the first-excited vibrational level for OD to be greater or less than for OH? 

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Physical Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0321812001

3rd edition

Authors: Thomas Engel, Philip Reid

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