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Physical Chemistry
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Author: Ball, David W. (david Warren), BAER, Tomas
Publisher: Wadsworth Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 17, Problem 17.39E
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The validation of the statement that on breaking down all the units of all the quantities in equation 17.53 into their basic units, all the units are cancelled out is to be stated.

Concept introduction:

Partition function is defined as the functions of the thermodynamic state variables. It is a pure number and a unitless quantity because it represents the sum of the exponential functions.

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