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Past exam of the chemistry A course of the University of Cambridge 2025 Paper 2 A7 a i Solution by
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For identical, non-interacting molecules, the translational canonical partition function is . Stirling's approximation gives the Helmholtz free energyAt fixed , , so differentiation gives . For one mole at the standard-state molar volume,Here the quoted molar translational quantity is per mole, and its ratio to is dimensionless. The derivative defining entropy is taken at fixed volume before inserting the standard-state volume; differentiating along a constant-pressure path would give the wrong additive constant.
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