Atkins' Physical Chemistry
Atkins' Physical Chemistry
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780198769866
Author: ATKINS, P. W. (peter William), De Paula, Julio, Keeler, JAMES
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Chapter 13, Problem 13A.2BE

(i)

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The value of 10! has to be evaluated using the definition of factorial.

Concept introduction:

Statistical thermodynamics is used to describe all the possible configurations in a system at given physical quantities such as pressure, temperature, and a number of particles in the system.  The important quantity in the thermodynamic is partition function that is represented as shown below.

  qigieβi

It is also known as canonical ensemble partition function.

(ii)

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The value of 10! has to be evaluated using Stirling’s approximation.

Concept introduction:

Stirling’s approximation is used to estimate the natural logarithm of factorial of a number.  The Stirling’s approximation is represented as shown below.

  lnN!NlnNN

It is assumed in the Stirling’s approximation that N is a large number.

(iii)

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The value of 10! has to be evaluated using the more accurate version of Stirling’s approximation.

Concept introduction:

As mentioned in the concept of introduction in part (ii).

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Chapter 13 Solutions

Atkins' Physical Chemistry

Ch. 13 - Prob. 13A.1AECh. 13 - Prob. 13A.1BECh. 13 - Prob. 13A.2AECh. 13 - Prob. 13A.2BECh. 13 - Prob. 13A.3AECh. 13 - Prob. 13A.3BECh. 13 - Prob. 13A.4AECh. 13 - Prob. 13A.4BECh. 13 - Prob. 13A.5AECh. 13 - Prob. 13A.5BECh. 13 - Prob. 13A.6AECh. 13 - Prob. 13A.6BECh. 13 - Prob. 13A.1PCh. 13 - Prob. 13A.2PCh. 13 - Prob. 13A.4PCh. 13 - Prob. 13A.5PCh. 13 - Prob. 13A.6PCh. 13 - Prob. 13A.7PCh. 13 - Prob. 13B.1DQCh. 13 - Prob. 13B.2DQCh. 13 - Prob. 13B.3DQCh. 13 - Prob. 13B.1AECh. 13 - Prob. 13B.1BECh. 13 - Prob. 13B.2AECh. 13 - Prob. 13B.2BECh. 13 - Prob. 13B.3AECh. 13 - Prob. 13B.3BECh. 13 - Prob. 13B.4AECh. 13 - Prob. 13B.4BECh. 13 - Prob. 13B.7AECh. 13 - Prob. 13B.7BECh. 13 - Prob. 13B.8AECh. 13 - Prob. 13B.8BECh. 13 - Prob. 13B.9AECh. 13 - Prob. 13B.9BECh. 13 - Prob. 13B.10AECh. 13 - Prob. 13B.10BECh. 13 - Prob. 13B.11AECh. 13 - Prob. 13B.11BECh. 13 - Prob. 13B.12AECh. 13 - Prob. 13B.12BECh. 13 - Prob. 13B.4PCh. 13 - Prob. 13B.5PCh. 13 - Prob. 13B.6PCh. 13 - Prob. 13B.7PCh. 13 - Prob. 13B.8PCh. 13 - Prob. 13B.10PCh. 13 - Prob. 13C.1DQCh. 13 - Prob. 13C.2DQCh. 13 - Prob. 13C.1AECh. 13 - Prob. 13C.1BECh. 13 - Prob. 13C.6AECh. 13 - Prob. 13C.6BECh. 13 - Prob. 13C.7AECh. 13 - Prob. 13C.7BECh. 13 - Prob. 13C.3PCh. 13 - Prob. 13C.7PCh. 13 - Prob. 13C.8PCh. 13 - Prob. 13C.9PCh. 13 - Prob. 13D.1DQCh. 13 - Prob. 13D.2DQCh. 13 - Prob. 13D.3DQCh. 13 - Prob. 13D.4DQCh. 13 - Prob. 13D.1AECh. 13 - Prob. 13D.1BECh. 13 - Prob. 13D.1PCh. 13 - Prob. 13D.2PCh. 13 - Prob. 13E.1DQCh. 13 - Prob. 13E.2DQCh. 13 - Prob. 13E.3DQCh. 13 - Prob. 13E.4DQCh. 13 - Prob. 13E.5DQCh. 13 - Prob. 13E.6DQCh. 13 - Prob. 13E.1AECh. 13 - Prob. 13E.1BECh. 13 - Prob. 13E.2AECh. 13 - Prob. 13E.2BECh. 13 - Prob. 13E.3AECh. 13 - Prob. 13E.3BECh. 13 - Prob. 13E.4AECh. 13 - Prob. 13E.4BECh. 13 - Prob. 13E.5AECh. 13 - Prob. 13E.5BECh. 13 - Prob. 13E.6AECh. 13 - Prob. 13E.6BECh. 13 - Prob. 13E.7AECh. 13 - Prob. 13E.7BECh. 13 - Prob. 13E.8AECh. 13 - Prob. 13E.8BECh. 13 - Prob. 13E.9AECh. 13 - Prob. 13E.9BECh. 13 - Prob. 13E.1PCh. 13 - Prob. 13E.2PCh. 13 - Prob. 13E.3PCh. 13 - Prob. 13E.4PCh. 13 - Prob. 13E.7PCh. 13 - Prob. 13E.9PCh. 13 - Prob. 13E.10PCh. 13 - Prob. 13E.11PCh. 13 - Prob. 13E.14PCh. 13 - Prob. 13E.15PCh. 13 - Prob. 13E.16PCh. 13 - Prob. 13E.17PCh. 13 - Prob. 13F.1DQCh. 13 - Prob. 13F.2DQCh. 13 - Prob. 13F.3DQCh. 13 - Prob. 13F.1AECh. 13 - Prob. 13F.1BECh. 13 - Prob. 13F.2AECh. 13 - Prob. 13F.2BECh. 13 - Prob. 13F.3AECh. 13 - Prob. 13F.3BECh. 13 - Prob. 13F.3PCh. 13 - Prob. 13F.4PCh. 13 - Prob. 13F.5PCh. 13 - Prob. 13F.6PCh. 13 - Prob. 13.1IA
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