How many microstates are possible for a molecule?

Answer 1

Usually #10^6# #~# #10^10# PER MOLECULE at #"298.15 K"#. But at any temperature, ANY integer is possible from #1# to infinity (given that they must be countable).

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Answer 2

Noah Aldrich

The number of microstates for a molecule can be calculated using the formula: W = Ω^N

Where: W is the total number of microstates, Ω is the number of microstates per energy level (also known as the degeneracy of the energy level), N is the total number of energy levels available to the molecule.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.