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EXE.2.HL.TZ0.12b

The energy diagram shows two possible configurations of the system. Each dot in the diagram represents one particle. In configuration A, one particle has energy 6E and the remaining particles have zero energy. In configuration B, three particles have energies 3E, 2E and E, and the remaining particles have zero energy.

(b)

State and explain the number of microstates of the system in configuration A.

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6 microstates ✓

Any of the six particles can be the one of the highest energy ✓

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