Consider the differential: dp = ?/? ??+(2?/?3−??/?2) ?? (where a is a constant).  Is the thermodynamic quantity p a path function or a state function? Why?

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Consider the differential: dp = ?/? ??+(2?/?3−??/?2) ?? (where a is a constant). 

Is the thermodynamic quantity p a path function or a state function? Why?

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