\sect{Baruch's A04.} Consider ${N}$ particles, each fixed in position and having a magnetic moment $\mu$ , in a magnetic field ${H}$. Each particle has then two energy states, ${\pm\mu H}$. Treat the particles as distinguishable. \begin{itemize} \item [(a)] Evaluate the entropy of the system ${S\left(n\right)}$ where n is the number of particles in the upper energy level; assume ${n>>1}$. Draw a rough plot of ${S\left(n\right)}$. \item [(b)] Find the most probable value of ${n}$ and its mean square fluctuation. \item [(c)] Relate n to the energy ${E}$ of the system and find the temperature. Show that the system can have negative temperatures. Why a negative temperature is not possible for a gas in a box? \item [(d)] What happens if a system of negative temperature is in contact with a heat bath of fixed temperature ${T_{0}}$? \\ \end{itemize} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%