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Past exam of the chemistry A course of the University of Cambridge 2024 Paper 2 A8 d ii Solution by
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Differentiation of the restricted free energy gives the magnetizationIn the weak-field limit , , soThe printed coefficient is inconsistent with the stated moment . The requested expression without the factor four would follow from in this restricted model. This discrepancy is present in the original PDF, rather than introduced by its transcription.
For completeness, differentiating the full thermal free energy givesIts weak-field form isAt this approaches , so restoring the two nonmagnetic ground states does not recover the printed coefficient either. The inverse-temperature Curie law form is valid, but the population factor and moment squared must be retained consistently.
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