A CO2 molecule has four vibrational modes with wavenumbers 1388 cm-1, 2349 cm-1, and 667 cm-1, (the last being a doubly degenerate bending motion). Calculate the total vibrational partition function at (a) 500 K, (b) 1000 K.

A CO2 molecule has four vibrational modes with wavenumbers 1388 cm-1, 2349 cm-1, and 667 cm-1, (the last being a doubly degenerate bending motion). Calculate the total vibrational partition function at (a) 500 K, (b) 1000 K.

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A CO₂ molecule has four vibrational modes with wavenumbers 1388 cm^-1, 2349 cm^-1, and 667 cm^-1, (the last being a doubly degenerate bending motion). Calculate the total vibrational partition function at (a) 500 K, (b) 1000 K.

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