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Select the correct statement.(a) Internal energy is a path variable(b) Heat is a path variable(c) Work done is a state variable(d) Internal energy is a microscopic variableI have been asked this question by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.This intriguing question originated from Thermodynamics topic in chapter Thermodynamics of Physics – Class 11

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Correct choice is (b) HEAT is a path variable

Explanation: INTERNAL energy CORRESPONDS to the mechanical energy of molecules. It is a state variable as it doesn’t DEPEND on the path taken. While heat is the energy in transit, so it is a path variable. Internal energy is a thermodynamic variable and is therefore macroscopic as thermodynamics deals with bulk SYSTEMS.



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