Entropy of mixing
Consider two gasses separated by a barrier, then allowed to mix. Since entropy is expansive, Si=SA+SB. First consider the simpler example where the two gasses are distinguishable but are at equilibrium.

We determine the entropy before and after mixing from the Sackur-Tetrode equation:
Si=SA+SB=kNA[lnNAVA+23lnNAUA+CA]=SA+SB+kNB[lnNBVB+23lnNBUB+CB].to do.
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