Twenty-Five Identical Molecules Are in a Box

question 36

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 multiplicity of the configuration with 15 molecules in the right half and 10 molecules in the left half is:

• A)1.03 * 10²³
• B)3.27 * 10⁶
• C)150
• D)25
• E)5

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Definitions:

Relative Frequency Distribution

A type of distribution that shows the relative frequencies of different values in a dataset.

L-Ribulose

A ketose monosaccharide sugar known for its role in the metabolism of bacteria and in the ribulose monophosphate pathway.

Aldopentose

A five-carbon sugar (pentose) that contains an aldehyde group as part of its structure, important in nucleic acids and energy metabolism.

Ketotetrose

A type of monosaccharide with four carbon atoms and a ketone functional group.