The Rotational Partition Function of the Water Molecule
- 1 August 1939
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 7 (8) , 614-615
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1750499
Abstract
The rotational contribution to the partition function of the water molecule has been computed for temperatures up to 298.1°K by summing the experimental energy levels of Randall, Dennison, Ginsberg and Weber. The results are compared with those of a rigid rotator and in this way the ``stretching'' contribution is determined. E. Bright Wilson's theoretically deduced stretching correction compares very favorably with the values obtained by summing energy states.Keywords
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