Thermodynamics, Statistical Thermodynamics, & Kinetics
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Why are q and w not state functions?
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Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.11CPCh. 3 - Why are q and w not state functions?Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.13CPCh. 3 - What is the relationship between a state function...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.15CPCh. 3 - Is the following statement always, never, or...Ch. 3 - Is the following statement always, never, or...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.18CPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.19CPCh. 3 - Is the expression UV=T2T1CVdT=nT1T2CV,mdT only...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.1NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.2NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.3NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.4NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.5NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.6NPCh. 3 - Integrate the expression =1/VV/TP assuming that ...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.8NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.9NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.10NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.11NPCh. 3 - Calculate w, q, H, and U for the process in which...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.13NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.14NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.15NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.16NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.17NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.18NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.19NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.20NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.21NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.22NPCh. 3 - Derive the following relation, UVmT=3a2TVmVm+b for...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.24NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.25NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.26NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.27NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.28NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.29NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.30NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.31NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.32NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.33NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.34NPCh. 3 - Derive the equation H/TV=CV+V/k from basic...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.36NPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.37NPCh. 3 - Show that CVVT=T2PT2VCh. 3 - Prob. 3.39NP
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