Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Thermodynamics · easy
Heat and work are classified as:
- Point functions
- Properties of a system
- Exact differentials
- Path functions
Answer
D. Path functions
Solution
Heat and work depend on the process path, not just the end states, so they are path functions (inexact differentials).
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