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Chemical Engineering · Q218

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Engineering and GATE · Chemical Engineering · question 218

Q218

Entropy is a/an

A.
State function
B.
Macroscopic property
C.
Extensive property
D.
None of these
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Since entropy is obviously a point or state function by its definition itself.
If we see the following steps on how we arrived to entropy it will be clear that entropy is a state function:
For, reversible heat engines working under same thermal reservoirs since,

Since,   is a path independent quantity we designated it as a property which is nothing but entropy.