Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2008 / ii / Paper 3 / 34E / Solution

At fixed particle number, expand the entropy differential in $(T,p)$. The definition of heat capacity at constant pressure and the Maxwell relation $(\partial S/\partial p{)}_T=-(\partial V/\partial T{)}_p$ giveSimilarly expansion in $(T,V)$, using heat capacity at constant volume and $(\partial S/\partial V{)}_T=(\partial p/\partial T{)}_V$, givesAt constant pressure, $dV=V\alpha dT$. Also $dV/V=\alpha dT-\kappa dp$, so $(\partial p/\partial T{)}_V=\alpha /\kappa$. Equating the two entropy expressions at constant pressure yieldsFor a mechanically stable system with positive isothermal compressibility, this also gives $C_p\ge C_V$.