The vibrational frequency of carbon monoxide is 6.42×10¹³ s^-¹. At 25°C what is the relative population of the first excited vibrational state compared to the ground state?

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The relative population of the first excited state to the ground state is given by the Boltzmann distribution: exp(-hv/kT). Using h = 6.626×10^-34 J·s, v = 6.42×10^13 s^-1, k = 1.38×10^-23 J/K, and T = 298 K, the calculation gives approximately 3.2×10^-5.

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