Consider a system with three energy levels; a0 ( = 0 cm-1), a1 ( = 100 cm-1) and a2 ( = 200 cm-1). Thirteen particles are distributed over these levels. Calculate the energy and number of micro states for the following configurations. Configuration A: a0 = 8, a1 = 5 and a2 = 0 Configuration B: a0 = 9, a1 = 3 and a2 = 1 Configuration C: a0 = 10, a1 = 1 and a2 = 2 What is the probability that a particle will be in the dominant configuration?

Group of answer options

a) 0.571

b) 0.257

c) 5005

d) 2860