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Past exam of the chemistry A course of the University of Cambridge 2025 Paper 2 A6 c iii Solution by
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For one mole, , so the three-level Morse oscillator result isFor the full quantum harmonic oscillator with the given wavenumber,The specified anharmonic calculation is about higher. Anharmonicity lowers the first excitation spacings and increases excited-state occupation. Both results remain small because is well below the vibrational temperature. The comparison also mixes a three-level anharmonic truncation with an infinite harmonic sum; omitted higher Morse levels would make a further small positive correction at this temperature.
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