Answer to Question #177495 in Molecular Physics | Thermodynamics for Bahaa

Question

Properties of substances like pressure, temperature and density, in thermodynamics are

 A. path functions 

B. state functions 

C. real functions 

D. state variable 

Answer 1

They are the state functions, since they depend only on initial and final state of a system, but do not depend on the path between them (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_function).

Answer. B.