Twenty-Five Identical Molecules Are in a Box

question 29

Multiple Choice

Twenty-five identical molecules are in a box.Microstates are designated by identifying the molecules in the left and right halves of the box.The Boltzmann constant is 1.38 *10^-23 J/K.The entropy associated with the configuration for which 15 molecules are in the left half and 10 molecules are in the right half is:

• A)2.07 * 10^-22 J/K
• B)7.31 *10^-22 J/K
• C)4.44 * 10^-23 J/K
• D)6.91 *10^-23 J/K
• E)2.22 * 10^-23 J/K

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