A system is characterized by two non-degenerate energy levels. At a temperature of 300 K, the probability of the first energy level is p₁ = 0.8 and of the second energy level p2 = 0.2. Calculate the probabilities of the two energy plants at a temperature of 600 K.

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A system is characterized by two non-degenerate energy levels. At a temperature of
300 K, the probability of the first energy level is p₁
level p2
600 K.
=
0.8 and of the second energy
= 0.2. Calculate the probabilities of the two energy plants at a temperature of
Transcribed Image Text:EXERSICE 2 A system is characterized by two non-degenerate energy levels. At a temperature of 300 K, the probability of the first energy level is p₁ level p2 600 K. = 0.8 and of the second energy = 0.2. Calculate the probabilities of the two energy plants at a temperature of
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