Chapter 9: Q31E (page 404)
Show that equation (9- 16) follows from (9-15) and (9- 10).
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The value foris
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Chapter 9: Q31E (page 404)
Show that equation (9- 16) follows from (9-15) and (9- 10).
The value foris
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Example 9.2 obtains a ratio of the number of particles expected in the n = 2state lo that in the ground state. Rather than the n = 2state, consider arbitrary n.
(a) Show that the ratio is
Note that hydrogen atom energies are .
(b) What is the limit of this ratio as n becomes very large? Can it exceed 1? If so, under what condition(s)?
(c) In Example 9.2. we found that even at the temperature of the Sun's surface, the ratio for n = 2 is only 10-8 . For what value of nwould the ratio be 0.01?
(d) Is it realistic that the number of atoms with high n could be greater than the number with low n ?
Determine the density of statesfor a 2D infinite well (ignoring spin) in which
Obtain an order-of-magnitude value for the temperature at which helium might begin to exhibit quantum/ superfluid behaviour. See equation (9.43). (Helium's specific gravity is about .)
By considering its constituents, determine the dimensions (e.g. length, distance over lime. etc.) of the denominator in equation. Why is the result sensible?
The diagram shows two systems that may exchange both thermal and mechanical energy via a movable, heat-conducting partition. Because both Eand Vmay change. We consider the entropy of each system to be a function of both:. Considering the exchange of thermal energy only, we argued in Section 9.2 that was reasonable to defineas. In the more general case, is also defined as something.
a) Why should pressure come into play, and to what mightbe equated.
b) Given this relationship, show that(Remember the first law of thermodynamics.)
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