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Past exam of the physics B course of the University of Cambridge 2018 Paper 2 Section C C10 c Solution by
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Substitute the entropy differential into the fundamental relation:ThereforeThe coefficient of is the change of internal energy per added area at fixed temperature, whereas is the change of Helmholtz free energy per added area. Their difference is the heat absorbed per added area in a reversible isothermal stretch. Both and have units .
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