## Degeneracy (W)

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

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### Degeneracy (W)

How do you calculate the degeneracy of something?

Oscar Valdovinos 1I
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### Re: Degeneracy (W)

To findthe degeneracy, you need to the formula W= number of states^(number of molecules)

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### Re: Degeneracy (W)

The number of ways of achieving a given energy state is called degeneracy, W. The relationship between W (degeneracy) and S (entropy) is the Boltzmann Equation: S = kb * ln(W)

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### Re: Degeneracy (W)

The number of states will either be given or found by looking at the number of different orientations/states that a molecule can be in.

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### Re: Degeneracy (W)

Everybody above said it well!

If you haven't already, I recommend trying problems 9.21, 9.23, and especially 9.25 in the textbook; those really helped me learn the concept when I was doing them last week :)

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