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April 05, 2021 • 14:14 pm 30 points
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38. in a canonical ensemble, a system a of fixed volume is in contact with a large reservoir b then (a) a can exchange neither energy nor particles with b (b) a

38. In a canonical ensemble, a system A of fixed volume is in contact with a large reservoir B then (A) A can exchange neither energy nor particles with B (B) A can exchange only energy with B (C) A can exchange only particles with B (D) A can exchange both energy and particles with B

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    Lekhika best-answer

    An ensemble in contact with a heat reservoir at temperature T is called a canonical ensemble, with the Boltzmann factor exp(−βEα) describing the canonical distribution. so heat can exchange between system and reservoir but not the particles. so option (b) is correct.

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