Degeneracy and Entropy

[Sophia Bozone 2G]

I am still unsure as to what exactly degeneracy is, and how degeneracy is related to entropy.

[Samantha Kan 2L]

Degeneracy refers to the number of different states energy can be contained in. The more states (higher degeneracy), the higher the entropy, because there is more randomness.

[Manasvi Paudel 1A]

Degeneracy is the different number of ways that energy can exist. There is a direct relationship between entropy and the degree of degeneracy, meaning that if there is a high degree of degeneracy, there will be more entropy because there are more configurations of energy to be in.

[Eli Aminpour 2K]

Degeneracy is a property that is extremely difficult to measure in a lab, so often the CHANGE in degeneracy is measured. it can be increased moles of a substance or volume of a gas