Property, State, Process and Equilibrium
A property is the observable characteristic of a system such as temperature, pressure and density.
A state is the condition of the system defined by properties.
A process is transformation of the system from one state to another.
A thermodynamic cycle is a process that begins and ends at the same state.
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Pressure-volume-temperature surface for a substance that expands on freezing
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