The Distribution of Energy

Question	Answer
W	thermodynamic probability
T	temperature
Boltzmann Law	ratio of particles in any two levels to the difference of energy between levels nj/ni = e^-deltaE/k*T predicts the MPD for a system
degeneracy	when two levels have the same energy, their populations are equivalent
n0	population of the lowest level : n0 = n(1-e^deltaE/KT)
j	number of populated levels : j = ln[n(1-e^-deltaE/kT)] / (deltaE / KT)
k	Boltzmann constant : 1.381*10^-23 J/K
R	ideal gas constant : 8.31451 J/mol*K
microstate	a specific way that particles and energy can be arranged within a system
continuous weak coupling	constant collisions between particles where they can transfer energy
Ea	activation energy : assuming j = the energy level a particle needs to reach in order to react, deltaE from i=0 to i=j is the same as the Ea

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