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**Educational Content on Helmholtz Free Energy**

3. **Specific Helmholtz Free Energy**

The specific Helmholtz free energy \( f \) is related to the specific internal energy \( u \) as:

\[
f(T, \alpha) = u - Ts
\]

where the "natural variables" of \( f \) are temperature and specific volume.

**a.** Expand the differential of \( f \) in terms of partial derivatives with respect to the natural variables of \( f \).

**b.** Using the result from a. and applying the 1st Law of Thermodynamics, determine the following partial derivatives:

\[
\left( \frac{\partial f}{\partial \alpha} \right)_T \quad \text{and} \quad \left( \frac{\partial f}{\partial T} \right)_{\alpha} 
\]

**c.** From the equality of mixed partial derivatives, show that:

\[
\left( \frac{\partial p}{\partial T} \right)_{\alpha} = \left( \frac{\partial s}{\partial \alpha} \right)_T
\]
Transcribed Image Text:**Educational Content on Helmholtz Free Energy** 3. **Specific Helmholtz Free Energy** The specific Helmholtz free energy \( f \) is related to the specific internal energy \( u \) as: \[ f(T, \alpha) = u - Ts \] where the "natural variables" of \( f \) are temperature and specific volume. **a.** Expand the differential of \( f \) in terms of partial derivatives with respect to the natural variables of \( f \). **b.** Using the result from a. and applying the 1st Law of Thermodynamics, determine the following partial derivatives: \[ \left( \frac{\partial f}{\partial \alpha} \right)_T \quad \text{and} \quad \left( \frac{\partial f}{\partial T} \right)_{\alpha} \] **c.** From the equality of mixed partial derivatives, show that: \[ \left( \frac{\partial p}{\partial T} \right)_{\alpha} = \left( \frac{\partial s}{\partial \alpha} \right)_T \]
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