Circle the path function (s) which are affected by a detailed path from one state to another: (A) Temperature (B) Boundary work (C) Pressure (D) Heat (E) Volume

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9 March, 14:19

Circle the path function (s) which are affected by a detailed path from one state to another: (A) Temperature (B) Boundary work (C) Pressure (D) Heat (E) Volume

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Christine Collins · Answer 1

(B) Boundary work

(D) Heat

Explanation:

Boundary work and heat quantitatively describe the transition between equilibrium states of thermodynamic systems. They are not only a function of the initial and final states, but also of the successive intermediate states through which the system passes, this is, depend on the path taken to reach one state from another. Thus, are path functions.