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Re: [Phys-l] Gibbs paradox (redux)



Okay, one more time on this topic. Maybe now I'm getting
somewhere. We'll see.

Consider the system to be a glass of milk at room temperature,
ie. a colloid.

(1) Would you agree that this system could be described as an
ideal gas of distinguishable particles?

(2) If so, what is a formula for its entropy? (Consider only
the configurational entropy of the translational states of the
suspended fat globules.) Write your answer in terms of V,U,N
where U = 1.5 NkT. If V, U, and N are all doubled, does S
double?

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