Physical Chemistry
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Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.1ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.2ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.3ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.4ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.5ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.6ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.7ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.8ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.9ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.10E
Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.11ECh. 17 - If the ni values are all the same, a shorthand way...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.13ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.14ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.15ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.16ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.17ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.18ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.19ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.20ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.21ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.22ECh. 17 - Explain why q is a constant for a given system at...Ch. 17 - What is the ratio of ground-state nickel atoms in...Ch. 17 - Ti3+ has the following electronic energy levels:...Ch. 17 - Using the fact that =1/kT, show that equations...Ch. 17 - A one-dimensional particle-in-a-box has a length...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.28ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.29ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.30ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.31ECh. 17 - What is the value of q at absolute zero? Is it the...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.33ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.34ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.35ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.36ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.37ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.38ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.39ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.40ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.41ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.42ECh. 17 - What change is there in the Sackur-Tetrode...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.44ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.45ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.46ECh. 17 - Calculate the thermal de Broglie wavelength of He...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.48ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.49ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.50ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.51ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.52ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.53ECh. 17 - Use equation 17.56 to determine the change in...Ch. 17 - For an electron that has a velocity of 0.01c where...Ch. 17 - Use the Sackur-Tetrode equation to derive the...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.57ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.58E
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