Two Coins Are Tossed Randomly onto a Table

question 60

Multiple Choice

Two coins are tossed randomly onto a table. The macrostate is defined as the number of heads showing, which can be 0, 1, or 2. A microstate is a specification of the outcome of each individual coin. What value for the number of heads has the greatest number of possible microstates?

• A) 0
• B) 1
• C) 2

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