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Question
A thermodynamic state function is a quantity ______.
Options
used to determine heat changes
whose value is independent of path
used to determine pressure-volume work
whose value depends on temperature only.
Solution
A thermodynamic state function is a quantity whose value is independent of path.
Explanation:
A thermodynamic state function is a quantity whose value is independent of a path.
Functions like p, V, T etc. depend only on the state of a system and not on the path.
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