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The vibrational partition function for a molecule which can be described as a simple harmonic oscillator with fundamental frequency $$\nu $$ is given by

A. $$\exp \left( { - \frac{{h\nu }}{{{K_B}T}}} \right)$$

B. $${\left[ {1 - \exp \left( { - \frac{{h\nu }}{{{K_B}T}}} \right)} \right]^{ - 1}}$$

C. $$\exp \left( { - \frac{{h\nu }}{{{K_B}T}}} \right){\left[ {1 - \exp \left( { - \frac{{h\nu }}{{{K_B}T}}} \right)} \right]^{ - 1}}$$

D. $$\exp \left( { - \frac{{h\nu }}{{2{K_B}T}}} \right){\left[ {1 - \exp \left( { - \frac{{h\nu }}{{{K_B}T}}} \right)} \right]^{ - 1}}$$

Answer: Option B


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The vibrational partition function for a molecule which can be described as a simple harmonic oscillator with fundamental frequency $$\nu $$ is given by

A. $$\exp \left( { - \frac{{h\nu }}{{{K_B}T}}} \right)$$

B. $${\left[ {1 - \exp \left( { - \frac{{h\nu }}{{{K_B}T}}} \right)} \right]^{ - 1}}$$

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D. $$\exp \left( { - \frac{{h\nu }}{{2{K_B}T}}} \right){\left[ {1 - \exp \left( { - \frac{{h\nu }}{{{K_B}T}}} \right)} \right]^{ - 1}}$$