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Which type of thermodynamic function depends on the path taken to reach a state?
Which type of thermodynamic function depends on the path taken to reach a state?
- Path function (correct)
- Cycle
- State function
- Quasistatic process
During which type of process does the temperature remain constant?
During which type of process does the temperature remain constant?
- Isothermal process (correct)
- Adiabatic process
- Isobaric process
- Isochoric process
Which type of process involves the specific volume remaining constant?
Which type of process involves the specific volume remaining constant?
- Steady-flow process
- Isobaric process
- Isochoric process (correct)
- Quasistatic process
What type of system passes through a series of states during a process?
What type of system passes through a series of states during a process?
Which devices operate for long periods of time under constant conditions?
Which devices operate for long periods of time under constant conditions?
What type of process involves a fluid flowing steadily through a control volume?
What type of process involves a fluid flowing steadily through a control volume?
In an equilibrium state, what does thermal equilibrium refer to?
In an equilibrium state, what does thermal equilibrium refer to?
What type of system is characterized by having no electrical, magnetic, gravitational, motion, or surface tension effects?
What type of system is characterized by having no electrical, magnetic, gravitational, motion, or surface tension effects?
How is a thermodynamic state best characterized?
How is a thermodynamic state best characterized?
Which type of equilibrium involves a system where no chemical reactions occur over time?
Which type of equilibrium involves a system where no chemical reactions occur over time?
How many independent, intensive properties are needed to fix the state of a simple compressible system according to the state postulate?
How many independent, intensive properties are needed to fix the state of a simple compressible system according to the state postulate?
Which type of variable in thermodynamics does not depend on the amount of matter present?
Which type of variable in thermodynamics does not depend on the amount of matter present?
