Module 5 : Statistical Thermodynamics

Lecture 6 : Partition Function and Application to Monoatomic Gas

Quiz 6

  1. Define partition function.
  2. State the Sackur-Tetrode equation for a monoatomic gas.
  3. Under what condition BE and FD statistics reduces to MB statistics?
  4. What is Cryogenic temperature?
  5. Using partion function, derive the Maxwell-Boltzman velocity distribution for a monoatomic gas.