The diatomic molecule N2 has a rotational constant B(~) = 2.0 cm-1 and a vibrational constant v(~) = 2400 cm-1. The symmetry number for the molecule is 2. Sorry that I cannot write the symbols properly here for the wavenumber versions of the spectroscopic constants. (a) Suppose that a high-temperature limit for a partition function gives the value q = 0.34. Comment on the value and whether the high-temperature limit is valid.

The diatomic molecule N2 has a rotational constant B(~) = 2.0 cm-1 and a vibrational constant v(~) = 2400 cm-1. The symmetry number for the molecule is 2. Sorry that I cannot write the symbols properly here for the wavenumber versions of the spectroscopic constants. (a) Suppose that a high-temperature limit for a partition function gives the value q = 0.34. Comment on the value and whether the high-temperature limit is valid.

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