Identify the 'State function' among the following

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q/W

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q + W

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Solution

The correct option is C q + W
Both work and heat are path functions. Their values depends on the path chosen to reach a particular state.
However, the change in internal energy which is equal to the sum of heat and work, is a state function. Its value is independent of the path chosen to reach a particular state.

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