A box is separated by a partition into two parts of equal volume. The left side of
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(a) On average, how many molecules of each type will there be in either half of the box?
(b) What is the change in entropy of the system when the partition is punctured?
(c) What is the probability that the molecules will be found in the same distribution as they were before the partition was punctured_ that is, 500 nitrogen molecules in the left half and 100 oxygen molecules in the right half?
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Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
ISBN: 978-0471152323
6th edition
Authors: Richard E. Sonntag, Claus Borgnakke, Gordon J. Van Wylen
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