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Homework Statement
If you have atoms that are normally located at the normal lattice positions or at an interstitial position where energy >ε, how can I find the probability that n interstitial positions are occupied by atoms?
If we were to use large N how can I find the fraction of interstitial sites that are occupied as a function of the temperature?
How do I find the microstate?
Homework Equations
NCn
n=E/ε
The Attempt at a Solution
Assuming that there are N normal locations and N interstitial locations and the energy of an atom in a normal lattice position can be set to 0
I know that # of ways to arrange the intersticial atoms is N!/n!(N-n)!
from there I don't know how to calculate de microstate nor the probability
I attempted at a solution of random variables therefore
P(n)=1/2n(N!/n!(N-n)!