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The State of a Gas

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The energy taken by system is $δ Q$ , work done by system is $δ W$ and increase in internal energy is $d U$ , the quantity which does not depend on path is :

A

d U

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B

δ Q

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C

δ Q

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δ W

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D

δ W

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Solution

The correct option is A $d U$
Internal energy is a state function which means it is independent of the path undertaken.

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