Problem 7.4 (Schroeder’s Intro to Thermal Physics

Problem 7.4

Repeat the previous problem, taking into account the two independent spin states of the electron. Now the system has two “occupied” states, one with the electron in each spin configuration. However, the chemical potential of the electron gas is also slightly different. Show that the ratio of probabilities is the same as before: The spin degeneracy cancels out of the Saha equation

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