Q.

Which one of the following is not a state function? 

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a

Internal energy 

b

Work 

c

Entropy 

d

Free energy

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

  • The thermodynamic quantities that depend solely on the state of the system and are independent of the path followed is known as state function. 
  • The state function consists of temperature, entropy, enthalpy as well as the internal energies. 

Whereas, heat and work commonly depend on the path followed. So they are called path function and not state function.

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