Question: Using Table 15.4, verify the contention that if you toss 100 coins each second, you can expect to get 100 heads or 100 tails once

Using Table 15.4, verify the contention that if you toss 100 coins each second, you can expect to get 100 heads or 100 tails once in 2 × 1022 years; calculate the time to two-digit accuracy.

Data given in Table 15.4

Macrostate Heads Tails 100 99 95 90 75 60 55 51 50 0 1 LO 10 25 40 45 49 50 Number of microstates (W) 1 1.010

Macrostate Heads Tails 100 99 95 90 75 60 55 51 50 0 1 LO 10 25 40 45 49 50 Number of microstates (W) 1 1.010 7.5107 1.7x1013 2.41023 1.41028 6.11028 9.9x1028 1.0102

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