**Transcription and Explanation for Educational Website**---**Problem Context:**29. Suppose that two systems, each composed of two particles represented by circles, have 20 J of total energy. Which system, A or B, has the greatest entropy? Why?**Diagram Explanation:**- *System A:* - One particle is associated with 10 J of energy. - The second particle is also associated with 10 J of energy. - *System B:* - One particle is associated with 12 J of energy. - The second particle is associated with 8 J of energy.**Analysis:**Entropy is a measure of the number of ways energy can be distributed among the particles in a system. In general, entropy is higher when energy is spread out more evenly among the particles.- *System A:* The energy distribution is equal between both particles (10 J each). - *System B:* The energy distribution is unequal (12 J and 8 J).**Conclusion:**System A has a more even distribution of energy, with each particle having 10 J. Therefore, System A likely has the greater entropy because the energy is more evenly distributed, leading to more possible microstates or configurations.--- This is a conceptual analysis and the idea of entropy in thermodynamics relates to the number of configurations or microstates available to a system, often leading to higher entropy with more even distributions of energy.

Entropy is a measure of the extent of energy dispersal, and it rises with the number of comparable ways a component of a system can be arranged to attain a specific state.System B has more entropy than system A because there are more energetically equivalent arrangements for system B. The following is how the relationship between and can be expressed: Both systems have the same energy, however system A can only have one microstate, whereas system B can have a larger number of microstates. As a result, system B has more entropy than system A because system B can make more energetically equivalent arrangements.Therefore, system B has more entropy than system A.

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Suppose that two systems, each composed of two particles rep- resented by circles, have 20 J of total energy. Which system, A or B, has the greatest entropy? Why? System A 10J System B 12J 8 J

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