The environment in which a system is studied is __________________?
Correct answer: C. surrounding
- A. State function
- B. phase
- C. surrounding
- D. state
Explanation
The surroundings are everything outside the system that can exchange energy or matter with it. Students may choose environment because it sounds similar in everyday language, but in thermodynamics the standard technical term is surroundings.
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About System, Surroundings and State Functions
A system is the part of the universe under study, while everything outside it is the surroundings; the boundary separates them. State functions such as pressure, temperature, volume, internal energy and enthalpy depend only on the state, unlike heat and work, which depend on the path taken.
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