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1. Homework Statement
Suppose a thermodynamic system consists of a wire of length L under a tension T show that:
(dF/dL)=T
and
(dF/dT)=-S
(both are partial derivatives)


2. Homework Equations
F=U-TS
H=U+PV
G=U+PV-TS
dU=TdS-pdV
dF=-SdT-pdV
dH=TdS+Vdp
dG=-SdT+Vdp
dQ=TdS
dW=pdV


I'm getting confused with the T for temperature and T for tension. Please explain to me how to do this as I have no idea about where I should begin.
Thank You
 
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How about modifying the differential equation [itex]dF=-S\,dT-P\,dV[/itex] to incorporate work done by stretching the wire? Also, you can probably ignore [itex]P\,dV[/itex] work in this problem.