DP Physics (first assessment 2025)

Question EXE.2.HL.TZ0.c

Date	Example questions Example questions	Marks available	[Maximum mark: 2]	Reference code	EXE.2.HL.TZ0.c
Level	HL	Paper	2	Time zone	TZ0
Command term	Calculate	Question number	c	Adapted from	N/A

[Maximum mark: 2]

EXE.2.HL.TZ0.c

In one throw the coins all land heads upwards. The following throw results in 7 heads and 3 tails. Calculate, in terms of $k_{B}$ , the change in entropy between the two throws.

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Markscheme

$Δ S = k_{B} (\ln 120 - \ln 1)$ ✓

$= 4.8 k_{B}$ ✓

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B. The particulate nature of matter

B. The particulate nature of matter » B.4 Thermodynamics

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