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Suppose That the Energy Difference Between Adjacent Energy Levels for an Oscillator

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Suppose that the energy difference between adjacent energy levels for an oscillator in an Einstein solid is ε=\varepsilon= 0.005eV0.005 \mathrm{eV} . We would expect the average energy of this oscillator when it is in contact with a reservoir at room temperature to be


A) negligible.
B) smaller than 12kBT\frac{1}{2} k_{B} T .
C) about equal to 12kBT\frac{1}{2} k_{B} T .
D) about equal to kBTk_{B} T .
E) significantly larger than kBTk_{B} T .
F) One doesn't have enough information to tell.

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