Microstates

[Jina Kwon]

I'm a little confused on the concept of microstates

[Aliya Jain 2B]

I think a microstate is the way in we can arrange the energy of a system and as the amount of atoms in the system increases, the amount of possible microstates also increases. Knowing this value helps calculate entropy.

[Ryan Chang 1C]

Adding on to the comment above, an increased value of microstates results in more disorder is a system, therefore increasing the value of entropy.

[Maya Pakulski 1D]

When calculating for the micro states what number do we raise to the n?

[Naji Sarsam 1F]

If there are two possible options for a microstate, then W = 2^N where N is the number of atoms

[Naji Sarsam 1F]

If there are two possible options for a microstate, then W = 2^N where N is the number of atoms