Chemistry
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Author: Steven S. Zumdahl
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 17, Problem 28E
Consider the following illustration of six molecules of gas in a two-bulbed flask.
a. What is the most likely arrangement of molecules? How many microstates are there for this arrangement?
b. Determine the probability of finding the gas in its most likely arrangement.
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