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Jada Brown 2H
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Postby Jada Brown 2H » Tue Feb 04, 2020 7:45 pm

What is degeneracy (W) actually a measure of?
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Emily Chirila 2E
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Postby Emily Chirila 2E » Tue Feb 04, 2020 7:46 pm

Degeneracy is the number of ways of achieving a given energy state. W=2^n where n= # of particles
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Postby 805303639 » Thu Feb 06, 2020 3:07 pm

Emily Chirila 2E wrote:Degeneracy is the number of ways of achieving a given energy state. W=2^n where n= # of particles


W = 2^n for a two-state system. In general, W = m ^n where m is the # of possible states of a single molecule and n is the # of molecules
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