The 40 Ar isotope of argon (its most common form) is a boson, like "He. (a) Estimate the temperature at which argon should become a Bose-Einstein condensate. Use a number density 2.5 x 1028 m‍³ for argon. (b) Why isn't argon observed to become a Bose-Einstein condensate? (Hint: The freezing point of argon is 84 K).

The 40 Ar isotope of argon (its most common form) is a boson, like "He. (a) Estimate the temperature at which argon should become a Bose-Einstein condensate. Use a number density 2.5 x 1028 m‍³ for argon. (b) Why isn't argon observed to become a Bose-Einstein condensate? (Hint: The freezing point of argon is 84 K).

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Chapter8: Atomic Structure

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