Homework Statement
Show that if a single-component system is such that PVk is constant in an adiabatic process (k is a positive constant) the energy is U = [1/(k-1)]PV + Nf(PVk/Nk) where f is an arbitrary function.Homework Equations
Fundamental relation: U = [1/(k-1)]PV + Nf(PVk/Nk).
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Homework Statement
Consider the fundamental equation S = AUnVmNr where A is a positive constant. Evaluate the permissible values of the three constants n, m, and r if the fundamental equation is to satisfy the thermodynamic postulates and if, in addition, we wish to have P increase with U/V...