A box contains N molecules. Consider two configurations: configuration A with an equal division of the molecules

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A box contains N molecules. Consider two configurations: configuration A with an equal division of the molecules between the two halves of the box, and configuration B with 60.0% of, the molecules in the left half of the box and 40.0% in the right half. For N = 50, what are

(a) The multiplicity WA of configuration A,

(b) The multiplicity WB of configuration B, and

(c) The ratio fB/A o of the time the system spends in configuration B to the time it spends in configuration A? For N = 100, what are

(d) WA,

(e) WB and

(f) fB/A? For N = 200, what are

(g) WA,

(h) WB, and

(i) fB/A?

(j) With increasing N, does f increase, decrease, or remain the same?

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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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