Equipartition, checked

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Equipartition applies to a system in equilibrium at absolute temperature T.

2. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   The total energy is distributed equally among the energy modes.

3. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   A vibrational frequency carries energy of only half kB T in total.

4. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   A vibrational frequency has both kinetic and potential modes.

Instructions

Tap True or False for each statement.

Explanation