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    Can someone explain the idea of degeneracy of orbitals?

    This is a confusing topic. What does it mean to be degenerate? How does this apply to atomic orbitals versus molecular orbitals? Can you point me to a good reference book on the subject?
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    Solving Dieterici's Equation: Critical Pressure for a,b & R

    Ok, I think I got the 2nd derivative, and then I set both 1st and 2nd derivative to zero. Now I have 3 equations (original, 1st derivative, 2nd derivative), but how many unknowns? I know that V is an unknown, but isn't T also an unknown? I treated it as a constant. Do I solve for V in...
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    Solving Dieterici's Equation: Critical Pressure for a,b & R

    Ok, I finally got to this step. But how do I take the 2nd derivative of this last result? It's gnarly.
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