1. Assume that we have an ideal gas, i.e., non-interacting particles,
in a cubic container of length a. What are the energy levels that
we will use to describe the translational part of the molecular motion?
(A) in each dimension
(B) in each dimension
(C) in each dimension
(D) in each dimension

2. Assume that we have an ideal gas, i.e., non-interacting particles,
in a cubic container of length a. What are the energy levels that
we will use to describe the translational part of the molecular motion?
(A) in each dimension; CORRECT! The PIB with independent motion in x-,y- and z-directions, measured relative to the ground state
(B) in each dimension
remember that we set the ground state energy to zero!
(C) in each dimension
There are no forces acting inside the container... no force constant, no H.Osc.!
(D) in each dimension
see (C) and (B)

3. If the energy of a molecule comes from several independent
contributions, we can express the total molecular partition
function as ...
... the sum of the individual partitions:
qtotal = Sk qk
(B) ... linear combinations of the individual partition functions:
qtotal = Sk ck qk
(C) ... the product of the individual partition functions.
qtotal = Pk qk

4. If the energy of a molecule comes from several independent
contributions, we can express the total molecular partition
function as ...
... the sum of the individual partitions:
qtotal = Sk qk
(B) ... linear combinations of the individual partition functions:
qtotal = Sk ck qk
(C) ... the product of the individual partition functions.
qtotal = Pk qk
CORRECT! See derivation of translational partition function
with product from different dimensions