Answer
A state function is a property of a system that depends only on the physical state of the system and is independent of the path taken to achieve that state.
Work Step by Step
This is the basic definition of a state function.
Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321910419
ISBN 13:
978-0-32191-041-7
Chapter 5 - Thermochemistry - Exercises - Page 205: 5.29a
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