A gaseous system undergoes a change in temperature and volume. What is the entropy change for a particle in this system if the final number of microstates is 0.495 times that of the initial number of microstates?

A gaseous system undergoes a change in temperature and volume. What is the entropy change for a particle in this system if the final number of microstates is 0.495 times that of the initial number of microstates?

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Chapter8: Electrochemistry And Ionic Solutions

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