Resonance with degeneracy

[Deep Mehta]

I was wondering whether resonance affects the Boltzmann's equation (S = kBln(W)). If it does, how do you account for it?

[Aditya Narashim 1K]

While resonance affects the electronic structure and distribution within a molecule, the Boltzmann equation deals with the overall distribution of energy among all possible microstates of a system. Therefore, while resonance is crucial for understanding molecular structure and stability, its effect is not directly described by the Boltzmann equation, which operates at the level of statistical ensembles and thermodynamic quantities

[Kelli Chong [1B]]

Resonance does not effect the Boltzmann equation directly; however, an increase in resonance is correlated with an increase in entropy.