(3) Let us consider a particle that can take three energies —ɛ, 0, ɛ. This particle is immersed in abath of constant temperature T.(a) Calculate the probability P for this particle to have the energy -ε. Evaluate this probabilityP in the limits of T = 0 and T = ∞o.(b) Calculate the partition function Z and the Helmholtz free energy F.

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