The lowest triplet state in naphthalene (C10H8) is about 11,000 cm-1 below the lowest excited singlet electronic level at 77 K. Calculate the ratio of populations in these two states at equilibrium. [Hint: The Boltzmann equation is given by N2/N1 = (92/91)exp(-AE/KBT), where g₁ and 92 are the degeneracies for levels 1 and 2.] N₂ N1

The lowest triplet state in naphthalene (C10H8) is about 11,000 cm-1 below the lowest excited singlet electronic level at 77 K. Calculate the ratio of populations in these two states at equilibrium. [Hint: The Boltzmann equation is given by N2/N1 = (92/91)exp(-AE/KBT), where g₁ and 92 are the degeneracies for levels 1 and 2.] N₂ N1

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