Consider a case of n particles and two compartments, if n1 is the number of particles in one compartment and remaining n2=n-n1 particles in other compartment, then the number of microstates in the macrostate (n1, n-n1) or thermodynamic probability is

Consider a case of n particles and two compartments, if n1 is the number of particles in one compartment and remaining n2=n-n1 particles in other compartment, then the number of microstates in the macrostate (n1, n-n1) or thermodynamic probability is

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