Topical Questions
These questions are keyed to major topics in the chapter. Usually a question that is answered at the back of this book is paired with a similar one that is not.
Consider two equal-sized flasks connected as shown in the figure.
(a) Suppose you put one molecule inside. What is the probability that the molecule will be in flask A? What is the probability that it will be in flask B?
(b) If you put 100 molecules into the two-flask system, what is the most likely arrangement of molecules? Which arrangement has the highest entropy?
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