How Do You Calculate the Molar Entropy of a Gas?

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Homework Statement


Show that the molar entropy of a gas is given by;

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Homework Equations



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I've tried this numerous times. The first part of the question involved getting ln Z for the hemholtz free energy which was found to be;

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The 3/2 is a power. I have tried this numerous times and still unable to get the result mentioned.
 
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Can you show your steps? It's just a matter of differentiating F and playing with a few terms. Also, S=-(\partial F/\partial T)_V.
 
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