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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2008 ii Paper 3 34E Solution by
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At fixed particle number, expand the entropy differential in . The definition of heat capacity at constant pressure and the Maxwell relation giveSimilarly expansion in , using heat capacity at constant volume and , givesAt constant pressure, . Also , so . Equating the two entropy expressions at constant pressure yieldsFor a mechanically stable system with positive isothermal compressibility, this also gives .
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