Populations. Assume a system with a large number of energy levels with energies
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Question
Populations. Assume a system with a large number of energy levels with energies given by ??_??=??0??^2 with ??0=13 meV, where k can take on integer values 1, 2, 3, etc. Assume that each energy level has a degeneracy of ??_??=2???1, i.e. there are 2???1 different states with the same energy ??_??. (A) Draw the energy level diagram for the first three lowest levels. Make sure to include all the states. (B) Calculate the population ratios ??2/??1 and ??3/??1 for a temperature of 100 K, where ??_?? indicates the total population of all energy levels with energy ??_??.
Explanation / Answer
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