Q72 · CSIR NET Chemistry, June 2017

Paper: CSIR NET June 2017 · Subject: Physical Chemistry · Chapter: Statistical Thermodynamics · Topic: Statistical Thermodynamics – General · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium

The first excited state $({}^{2}\mathrm{P}_{1/2})$ of fluorine lies at an energy of $400\ \mathrm{cm^{-1}}$ above the ground state $({}^{2}\mathrm{P}_{3/2})$. The fraction of Fluorine atoms in the first excited state at $k_BT = 420\ \mathrm{cm^{-1}}$ is close to
(a)$\frac{1}{1+e}$
(b)$\frac{1}{2+e}$
(c)$\frac{1}{1+4e}$
(d)$\frac{1}{1+2e}$
Answer
Answer (as printed): D
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