alleryStart learning →Boltzmann's model related the entropy of a system to which quantity?
ANumber of protons
BNumber of phases
CNumber of microstates
DNumber of moles
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Number of microstates
1. Statistical thermodynamics gave entropy a countable basis.
2. Ludwig Boltzmann developed a molecular-scale statistical model.
3. It related the entropy of a system to the number of microstates, written W.
4. A microstate is a specific configuration of all the locations and energies of the particles.
5. More microstates therefore means higher entropy.
_Source: OpenStax Chemistry 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 16 'Thermodynamics', sections 16.1-16.4_
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