Haley L.

asked • 11/11/22

Planck's Theory

Planck's theory of quantized oscillators leads to an average energy

E=W/[e^(W/kT)−1]

where W and k are constants.

Approximate E with the first two nonzero terms of the Taylor polynomial when kT>>W


E ≈ ____


(Hint: If x>>y, then y/x ≈ 0.)



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Mazhar H. answered • 07/08/25

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