Problem 5.57 (Schroeder’s Intro to Thermal Physics)

Problem 5.57

Consider an ideal mixture of just 100 molecules, varying in composition from pure A to pure B. Use a computer to calculate the mixing entropy as a function of N_A, and plot this function (in units of k). Suppose you start with all A and then convert one molecule to type B; by how much does the entropy increase? By how much does the entropy increase when you convert a second molecule, and then a third, from A to B? Discuss.

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