Need help typed answer only In a system of two solids A and B, solid A contains 10 oscillators and solid B contains 8 oscillators. They share 30 units of energy between them. If the two solids are in thermodynamic equilibrium, determine the probability of finding half the energy in solid A.

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In a system of two solids A and B, solid A contains 10 oscillators and solid B contains 8 oscillators. They share 30 units of energy between them. If the two solids are in thermodynamic equilibrium, determine the probability of finding half the energy in solid A.

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