## Finding W

Boltzmann Equation for Entropy: $S = k_{B} \ln W$

Elizabeth Ignacio 1C
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### Finding W

Is there a specific way to best find W? Other than drawing out the different possible microstates?

Fatima_Iqbal_2E
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### Re: Finding W

Depending on the number of states there are in a given system (2-state, 3-state, etc), you could use the formula x^N to find the degeneracy, where X is the number of systems in the state, and N is the number of atoms in the system.

Timothy Kim 1B
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### Re: Finding W

If there are two states for one particle, degeneracy is 2^1.
For N particles in one of two states, degeneracy (w) = 2^N

Humza_Khan_2J
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### Re: Finding W

For molecules positions, I think drawing it out is best. For example, on 9.25, it would not be possible to utilize the formula.

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