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The State of the System

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CBSE: Class 12

Key Points: State of the System

The state of a system is described by its measurable macroscopic properties, such as temperature (T), pressure (P), volume (V), and amount of substance (n).

State Variables / State Functions:

  • Properties whose values depend only on the current state of the system, not on how that state was reached.
  • Examples: T, P, V, U (internal energy), H (enthalpy), S (entropy), G (Gibbs energy)

Non-State Functions (Path Functions):

  • Their values depend on the path followed
  • Examples: Work (W), Heat (q)

Note: Enthalpy (H = U + PV) and Gibbs energy (G = H − TS) are state functions. Work (W) and heat (q) are path functions.

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