4. The harmonic oscillator only works for parabolic potentials, but true potentials are of course anharmonic. Consider the anharmonic potential that gives the energy levels with the following expression: E₁ =159.12(v+0.5)-0.725(v+0.5)- 0.0011(v+0.5)³ Determine the vibrational quantum number Vmax at which the vibrational level spacing vanishes, and estimate the dissociation energy Do. The known dissociation energy is Do=0.73 eV. How well does this anharmonic potential represent the true potential?

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4. The harmonic oscillator only works for parabolic potentials, but true potentials are of course anharmonic.
Consider the anharmonic potential that gives the energy levels with the following expression:
E₁ =159.12(v+0.5)-0.725(v+0.5)- 0.0011(v+0.5)³
Determine the vibrational quantum number Vmax at which the vibrational level spacing vanishes, and
estimate the dissociation energy Do. The known dissociation energy is Do=0.73 eV. How well does this
anharmonic potential represent the true potential?
Transcribed Image Text:4. The harmonic oscillator only works for parabolic potentials, but true potentials are of course anharmonic. Consider the anharmonic potential that gives the energy levels with the following expression: E₁ =159.12(v+0.5)-0.725(v+0.5)- 0.0011(v+0.5)³ Determine the vibrational quantum number Vmax at which the vibrational level spacing vanishes, and estimate the dissociation energy Do. The known dissociation energy is Do=0.73 eV. How well does this anharmonic potential represent the true potential?
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