a. State A is twice as likely to be occupied as State B b. State B is twice as likely to be occupied as State A c. State A is much more likely to be occupied than state B d. State B is much more likely to be occupied than state A e. Both states will be occupied with about the same probability
a. State A is twice as likely to be occupied as State B b. State B is twice as likely to be occupied as State A c. State A is much more likely to be occupied than state B d. State B is much more likely to be occupied than state A e. Both states will be occupied with about the same probability
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Assume that State A has an energy of -2 eV, while State B has an energy of -4eV. Of the choices from the attatched image, which is true (say, at room temperature)?
Transcribed Image Text:a. State A is twice as likely to be occupied as State B
b. State B is twice as likely to be occupied as State A
c. State A is much more likely to be occupied than state B
d. State B is much more likely to be occupied than state A
e. Both states will be occupied with about the same probability
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Since energy of state B is double as state A. Hence the number of atoms or molecules also double in state B as state A. Hence state B is twice occupied as state A. We can see it in other words that state B is much more likely to be occupied than state A.
We know that the probability of any state is inversely proportional to it's energy (magnitude) so probability of occupied of state A is more that as state B.
Therefore the probability of occupied is not same for both state.
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