Q105 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, December 2014

Paper: CSIR-NET December 2014 · Subject: Physical Chemistry · Chapter: Statistical Thermodynamics · Topic: Statistical Equilibrium · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium

The probability of finding the harmonic oscillator in the energy level $n=1$ is (neglect zero point energy and assume $h v=\mathrm{k}_{\mathrm{B}} \mathrm{T}$ )

(a)e

(b)$\mathrm{e}^{2}$

(c)$1-\mathrm{e}^{2}$

(d)$\mathrm{e}^{-2}(\mathrm{e}-1)$

Answer

Answer: D ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high

Explanation

P(1) = e⁻¹(1 − e⁻¹) = (e − 1)/e² (d).

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