What is a Process Path ?

Final
State
Initial
State
A

process path

is the series of states that a system passes through as it moves from an initial state to a final state.
Process path

In the previous lesson, we defined a state as the condition of
a substance or system that is determined by its properties.

We also learned that when the value of a property of the system changes, the system is in a different state. This is called a

process

.
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Ch 1, Lesson D, Page 2 - What is a Process Path ?