Q98 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, June 2016

Paper: CSIR-NET June 2016 · Subject: Physical Chemistry · Chapter: Statistical Thermodynamics · Topic: Partition Functions · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium

The single - partition translational partition function (f) for an ideal gas in a fixed volume V depends on the thermal Broglie wave function $\lambda^{\text {th }}$ as $\mathrm{f} \sim\left(\lambda^{\text {th }}\right)_{\text {n }}$ where :
(a)n =3
(b)n = 1
(c)$n=-1$
(d)$n=-3$
Answer
Answer: D ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
Explanation
f_trans = V/Λ³, so f ∝ Λ⁻³ (n = −3).

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