State Functions

Learning Objectives: After this lesson, you should be able to…

• Define state function and give specific examples.

A state function is a function that depends only on the current state. It does not matter how the state was reached. State functions are represented by capital letters. Examples of state functions are temperature (T), pressure (P), energy (E), and enthalpy (H).

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