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A quantity of N molecules of an ideal gas initially occupies volume V. The gas then expands to volume 2V. The number of microscopic states of the gas increases in this expansion. Under which of the following circumstances will this number increase the most? (i) If the expansion is reversible and isothermal; (ii) if the expansion is reversible and adiabatic; (iii) the number will change by the same amount for both circumstances.
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