For any thermodynamic process, the work done by the system depends (a) only on intial state of the system. (b) both on initial and final state of the system. (c) on the initial state and final state and on the path along which the change takes place. (d) only on intermediate state.

Answer: (c). Work done = area under the P - V curve, which differs for different paths between the same two states. So work is a path function: it depends on the initial state, the final state and the path. So the answer is (c).

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Answer: (c)

Work done = area under the $P$ - $V$ curve, which differs for different paths between the same two states.
So work is a path function: it depends on the initial state, the final state and the path.
So the answer is (c).

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