A system containing four neon atoms is confined to a one-dimensional box. The system undergoes an expansion

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A system containing four neon atoms is confined to a one-dimensional box. The system undergoes an expansion from 905 pm to 1810 pm at a fixed total energy of 14.0 x 10-24 J. 

(a) Determine the number of microstates for both the initial and final states of the system by illustrating, in the manner of Figure 13-1, the various possibilities for distributing the atoms among the particle-in-a-box energy levels. Use a different color for each atom. 

(b) Calculate the entropy change for the system.

Figure 13-1

Relative energy E=4| E = 1 L U=5, W=1 (a) E4 = 4 Relative energy E3 = 2 E=1 E=1 E4 = 4 E3 = 2 E=1 E = 2L U =

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General Chemistry Principles And Modern Applications

ISBN: 9780132931281

11th Edition

Authors: Ralph Petrucci, Jeffry Madura, F. Herring, Carey Bissonnette

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