A) An atom has two electronic levels of energy 0 and. Suppose the atom is in thermal equilibrium with a heat bath at temperature T. What ensemble should be used for this atom? Calculate the partition function Z, the average energy E, and the Helmholtz free energy F for this atom in the canonical encapsulation. Find the probabilities of each microstate of the atom. B) Calculate the entropy S of this atom for the various methods given below. i) F = E-TS

A) An atom has two electronic levels of energy 0 and. Suppose the atom is in thermal equilibrium with a heat bath at temperature T. What ensemble should be used for this atom? Calculate the partition function Z, the average energy E, and the Helmholtz free energy F for this atom in the canonical encapsulation. Find the probabilities of each microstate of the atom. B) Calculate the entropy S of this atom for the various methods given below. i) F = E-TS

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Chapter11: Molecular Structure

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