Degeneracy

[Madelyn Cearlock]

Can someone please explain the concept and how to determine degeneracy?

[Meachelle_Lum_1I]

Degeneracy(W) is defined as the number of possible ways a system can exist in a specific energy state. It is determined by the number of possible states, raised to the number of particles involved. For example, two particles A and B have two possible states. Thus 2 states and 2 particles is 2^2, and W=4. This makes degeneracy an extensive property because it depends on the size (Number of particles) of the system.

[Amy Dinh 1A]

Degeneracy, W, is the number of possible ways of achieving a given energy state.
It is determined on the number of particles and the number of arrangements.
For example if N particles and each particle can be in one of two states:
W = 2^N

[Sophia Ding 1B]

As others previous have said, degeneracy is the number of possible ways a system can exist in a given/specific energy state. So W, degeneracy, = (number of states) ^ number of particles.

[805087225]

Degeneracy is determined as the number of atoms involved raised to the power of possible states.

[Nicolette_Canlian_2L]

is there a relationship between degeneracy and entropy?

[904914909]

Degeneracy is the number of possible states that atoms can exist in and it is related to entropy because the higher the degeneracy the more potential for disorder and higher entropy.