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Homework Statement
N particles are distributed amongst three levels having energies 0, kT, 2kT. If the total equilibrium energy of the system is approximately 425kT, what is the value of N?
Homework Equations
Probability of finding a particle at an energy level is:
[tex]P_n = Aexp\left({-\epsilon_n \over kT}\right)[/tex]
n = Energy level number
A is the normalization constant
The Attempt at a Solution
I calculated the probabilities of finding the particles at the 3 given energy levels.
P1 = 0.6650
P2 = 0.2450
P3 = 0.0900
I know at equilibrium energy the energy per particle is the same and the particle has the highest probability of being in the equilibrium state. But I can't find a formula which relates the equilibrium energy and the total number of particles. Can anyone help?
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