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Microstates

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
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Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

The number of distinct molecular arrangements or configurations available to a system; entropy is related to the number of microstates available to the system.

AP course connection

Topic 9.1: 9.1 Introduction to Entropy

Unit 9