The singly degenerate energy levels for a particular molecule are regularly spaced with a gap of 0.1 eV between them and a lowest energy level at 0.0 eV. If a system of 5 indistinguishable molecules has a total energy of 0.3 eV the total possible number of microstates is:

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The singly degenerate energy levels for a
particular molecule are regularly spaced with
a gap of 0.1 eV between them and a lowest
energy level at 0.0 eV. If a system of 5
indistinguishable molecules has a total energy
of 0.3 eV the total possible number of
microstates is:
5
35
20
3
Transcribed Image Text:The singly degenerate energy levels for a particular molecule are regularly spaced with a gap of 0.1 eV between them and a lowest energy level at 0.0 eV. If a system of 5 indistinguishable molecules has a total energy of 0.3 eV the total possible number of microstates is: 5 35 20 3
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