Thermodynamic Potentials in Proper Variables

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Homework Statement


A solid has energy (for one mole):

##U_1 =\frac{S^2}{a_1}+b_1V(V-2V_0)##

Write H, F, and G in terms of their proper variables.

Homework Equations



Maxwell's relations and
H=U+PV
F=U-TS
G=U-TS+PV

The Attempt at a Solution


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H, for example:

I have tried writing dV as a sum of partial derivatives times total differentials:

##dV=\frac{\partial V}{\partial S}dS+\frac{\partial V}{\partial P}dP##

I have no idea how to get V in terms of S and P.

I have similar problems for the other cases.

Thanks for any help!
 
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Under relevant equations you mentioned Maxwells equations.
 
Maxwell's relations. I still don't know how that gives anything concrete.
 
Well, probably the first step is to find pressure as ##p=-\frac{\partial U}{\partial V}|_S## and an analogous relation for temperature. For the rest, you don't even need differentials.
 
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DrDu said:
Well, probably the first step is to find pressure as ##p=\frac{\partial U}{\partial S}|_V## and an analogous relation for temperature. For the rest, you don't even need differentials.

How did you find that?
 
Sorry, I was already thinking in temperature when writing down this. I corrected the expression in #4.
 
Thanks sir! Your response helped me solve the problem.
 
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