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Statistical Mechanics: A Gateway to Understanding the Laws of Nature
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Which of the following is a fundamental postulate of statistical mechanics?
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The state of a system is completely determined by its macroscopic properties.
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Statistical mechanics is based on the idea that the macroscopic properties of a system, such as its temperature, pressure, and volume, can be explained by the statistical behavior of its microscopic constituents, such as atoms and molecules.