Q81 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, December 2017

Paper: CSIR-NET December 2017 · Subject: Physical Chemistry · Chapter: Statistical Thermodynamics · Topic: Statistical Equilibrium · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium

Four distinguishable molecules are distributed in energy level $\mathrm{E}_{1}$ and $\mathrm{E}_{2}$ with degeneracy of 2 \& 3 respectively. Number of microstates with 3 molecules in energy level $\mathrm{E}_{1}$ and $\mathrm{E}_{2}$ is
(a)4
(b)12
(c)96
(d)192
Answer
Answer: C ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
Explanation
W = 4 × 2³ × 3 = 96 (c).

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