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A Maxwell relation arises from

  • A.the first law applied to any closed system whatever
  • B.the formal definition of the compressibility factor
  • C.an assumption of ideal gas behaviour throughout
  • D.the equality of mixed second derivatives

Answer: D

Because each potential is an exact differential, its cross derivatives are equal in either order, and each equality is a Maxwell relation. They hold for any substance whatever its equation of state. Only exactness of the differential is assumed anywhere.

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