(a) As we all know that microwave oven while warming up the sample by providing enough energy to rotate the water molecules present in the sample. Can the change in the internal energy of a cup of water heated in a microwave oven be described as a state function? Can the heat produced be described as a state function?

(a) As we all know that microwave oven while warming up the sample by providing enough energy to rotate the water molecules present in the sample. Can the change in the internal energy of a cup of water heated in a microwave oven be described as a state function? Can the heat produced be described as a state function?

Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach

2nd Edition

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Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl

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Chapter7: Chemical Energy

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1RQ: Define the following terms: potential energy, kinetic energy, path-dependent function, state...

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