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Abigail Volk 1F
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Microstates

Postby Abigail Volk 1F » Tue Feb 13, 2018 8:34 pm

I'm still very confused on how to calculate the number of microstates in a particle. Can some one simplify it in a way thats easier it understand??
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Suchita 2I
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Re: Microstates

Postby Suchita 2I » Tue Feb 13, 2018 9:45 pm

Microstates are basically different configurations with the same energy. So when referring to the different arrangements of a molecule as in 9.25 or of a coordination compound as in 9.75, I found it easiest to actually draw out all the possible structures and then count them rather than trying to visualize it.
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Clarissa Molina 1D
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Re: Microstates

Postby Clarissa Molina 1D » Fri Mar 16, 2018 5:10 pm

You can calculate the number of microstates by using W= (# of possible orientations)^(# of molecules)
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