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GATE Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: classical and quantum statistics – Previous Year Questions

4 GATE previous year questions on classical and quantum statistics (Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Physics) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2023 PH Q64 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – Two identical, non-interacting 4He2 atoms are distributed among 4 different non- degenerate energy levels. The probability that they occupy different…
  2. GATE 2026 PH Q42 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Two identical particles with a fixed total energy E=2 are in thermal equilibrium in a one-dimensional harmonic oscillator potential 12m2x2. Let the…
  3. GATE 2024 PH Q35 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – A system has H= i=12Na iq i2+ i=12Nb ip i2, with positive constants. Its ensemble average is Nk BT. The integer is
  4. GATE 2024 PH Q62 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – Three-dimensional noninteracting bosons have zero chemical potential and k2. Their low-temperature C V Tn/2. The integer n is