Choose all of the processes from below which describe changes which are independ

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Choose all of the processes from below which describe changes which are independent of the path by which the change occurs.

1. the elevation increase experienced by a traveller travelling from Grand Isle, LA to Denver, Colorado
2. the potential energy gained by a satellite as it is shot into a specific orbit
3. the work required to move a heavy piano up a flight of stairs
4. the odometer mileage increase observed by a traveller travelling from Louisiana to Canada
5. the heat evolved when a cube of sugar is oxidized to CO2(g) and H2O(g)
6. the heat generated by the body of a student during a chemistry exam
7. the heat generated by a car engine as it burns a gallon of gasoline

Explanation / Answer

Usually heat and work is path independend.

Option 1, 4 are path dependend but rest of them are path independend.

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