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The original Gibbs paradox is the consequence of the erroneous identification of non-identical functions

This article presents the results of research into the causes of the Gibbs paradox in the formulation discussed by J. W. Gibbs himself. In this formulation, we are talking about an inexplicable (paradoxical) jump in the entropy of mixing of two ideal gases during the transition from mixing different to mixing identical gases. It is shown that the entropy of mixing of different ideal gases and the entropy of mixing of identical ideal gases are different (non-identical) functions of the same gas parameters. That, called a paradoxical jump in the entropy of mixing, is not a jump in the value of some function, but is the difference in the values of various functions, on condition that the variables and parameters on which these functions depend remain constant. Those who were looking for an explanation of the original Gibbs paradox did not notice this and tried to solve an unsolvable falsely posed problem: to find a parameter that change during the transition from different to identical gases caused the difference in the values of non-identical functions.