Blundell Thermal Physics · Problem 35.5

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Consider a gas consisting of neutral hydrogen atoms with number density n0n_0, protons of number density n+n_+, and electrons with number density ne=n+n_{\rm e} = n_+. The ionization potential is χ\chi. Find CVC_V.

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