Solution

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Put . Summing the two Boltzmann factors gives the occupied-site internal partition function
If the single atom can occupy any of the identical sites, its complete surface partition function is
One also commonly calls the one-site factor itself . Both conventions are valid, but the combinatorial factor in part (c) must use the same convention. We use the complete one-atom surface function below and give the equivalent one-site expression.

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