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Applications of
Statistical Mechanics-II
Points for the discussion
Unit -5
Thermodynamic potentials Application of
statistical Mechanics
____(1)
____(3)
Also,
___(4)
Langevin’s Theory of Brownian Motion
We have eq.(4) Unit -5
Application of
____ (4) statistical Mechanics
(Thermodynamics and
Statistical Mechanics)
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So from equation (4) we can write,
________(5)
____(8)
Langevin’s Theory of Brownian Motion
Also take, Unit -5
Application of
________(8) statistical Mechanics
(Thermodynamics and
Statistical Mechanics)
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Substituting these values in eq.(7) we can obtain,
Or ___(9)
Or ___(9)
Therefore ____(12)
_____(15)
____(16)
So 2 = 2 D t , Or D = 2 / 2 t ___(1)
α 1/ ½ ____(8)
α T1/2 ____(9)
Distribution of Brownian particles in a vertical column
The Brownian particles form a gas in equilibrium Unit -5
Application of
under the action of earth’s gravitation. statistical Mechanics
(Thermodynamics and
Statistical Mechanics)
The concertation of the particles in a vertical (02PY0507)
obtain, k T dn = - m n g dh
dn/n = - (mg/k T) dh, also k = R/N,N=Avogadro no
dn/n = - (Nmg/ RT) dh________(2)
for