Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections
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Author: Katz, Debora M.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 22, Problem 58PQ
(a)
To determine
Microscopic states for the roll to obtain 2.
(b)
To determine
Microscopic states for the roll to obtain 8.
(c)
To determine
The rolls that correspond to minimum entropy.
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QUESTION 7
Which of the following variables is not a state function?
a. Internal energy
b. Entropy
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e. Pressure
A box contains two balls that can be either blue or red. A blue ball has an energy -E0 while a red ball has an energy E0. The box is connected to a heat bath of temperature T.
a. Enumerate all the possible microstates and their corresponding energies.
b. Calculate the partition function then write down the Helmholtz free energy. c. Solve for the entropy of the system.
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections
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