Consider a system whose multiplicity is 1 , no matter how much energy one puts into it. What is such a system's temperature?
A) Zero
B) Positive
C) Negative
D) Undefined

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The temperature of a system is related to the change in entropy (or multiplicity) with respect to energy. If adding energy doesn't change the multiplicity (i.e., the multiplicity remains 1), the system's temperature is undefined because the formula for temperature involves a division by the change in entropy, which in this case is zero.

Consider a System Whose Multiplicity Is 1 , No Matter