Calc E as Fn of T for Ideal Paramagnet

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The entropy of an ideal paramagnet is given by S=S_{0}+CE^{2}, where E is the energy (which can be positive or negative) and C is a positive constant. Determine the equation for E as a function of T and sketch your result.

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<br /> \frac{1}{T}=\frac{\delta S}{\delta U}<br /> [\tex]<br /> <br /> <h2>The Attempt at a Solution</h2><br /> <br /> I&#039;m fairly certain I solved correctly, but the solution seems to simple. I confused about whether the E here is the same as the U in the partial derivative equation above, in which case:<br /> <br /> &lt;br /&gt; \frac{1}{T}=\frac{\delta S}{\delta U}&lt;br /&gt; \frac{\delta S}{\delta U}=-2CE&lt;br /&gt; \frac{1}{T}=-2CE&lt;br /&gt; E=\frac{1}{-2CT}&lt;br /&gt; [\tex]&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; In this case, the graph appears shaped like y=-\frac{1}{x} [\tex] dilated by \frac{1}{2C} [\tex]. &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; I reasoned that in a paramagnet entropy will decrease as energy increases, so the system will more willingly give away energy, hence increasing the temperature.
 
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