Estimate kBT at room temperature, and convert this energy into electronvolts (eV). Using this result, answer the following:
(a) Would you expect hydrogen atoms to be ionized at room temperature? (The binding energy of an electron in a hydrogen atom is 13.6 eV.)
(b) Would you expect the rotational energy levels of diatomic molecules to be excited at room temperature? (It costs about 10−4 eV to promote such a system to an excited rotational energy level.)