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degeneracy W

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 7:14 pm
by Kaylee Clarke 1G
what does the n subscript represent in degeneracy? I have seen it as Avogadro's number or as the amount of moles..

Re: degeneracy W

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 9:45 pm
by Ryan Lee 1E
Na is going to be Avogadro's number whereas lowercase n is going to be the number of moles.

Re: degeneracy W

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 9:53 pm
by 805097738
Ryan Lee 1E wrote:Na is going to be Avogadro's number whereas lowercase n is going to be the number of moles.


When do we use Avogadro's number instead of moles?

Re: degeneracy W

Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:09 pm
by Jessica Li 4F
Na stands for the number of atoms, or if you’re dealing with molecules, molecules, hence the N and a. You use Avogadro’s number to find the number of atoms or molecules if given moles, because the equation to degeneracy W is the number of possible states to the power of the number of atoms.

Re: degeneracy W

Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:30 pm
by 605005476
So S=klnW, but how do you find W? I get that its the number of micro states, but how do we know the number of micro states? Is it based on if the molecule is linear or diatomic or nonlinear or is there another equation?

Re: degeneracy W

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 4:52 pm
by Diana Andrade_4F
To find W, you can use the equation W=(P)^a
Where “P” is the number of possible positions and “a” is the number of atoms

Re: degeneracy W

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 5:09 pm
by Madeline Phan 1E
Na is the number of atoms and it is found using avogadro's number.

Re: degeneracy W

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 5:21 pm
by Asha Agarwal 1E
Degeneracy is the number of states possible to the power of the number of particles. Thats why you can have avogadro's number if you are looking at the degeneracy of one mole.