1. Consider a system of five distinguishable particles con- fined to a one-dimensional box of length L. Describe how the following actions affect the number of accessi- ble microstates and the entropy of the system: (a) increasing the length of the box to 2L for fixed total energy (b) increasing the total energy for constant length L

1. Consider a system of five distinguishable particles con- fined to a one-dimensional box of length L. Describe how the following actions affect the number of accessi- ble microstates and the entropy of the system: (a) increasing the length of the box to 2L for fixed total energy (b) increasing the total energy for constant length L

Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity

9th Edition

ISBN:9781133949640

Author:John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel

Publisher:John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel

Chapter18: Principles Of Chemical Reactivity: Entropy And Free Energy

Section18.3: Entropy: A Microscopic Understanding

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