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... properties of the system . A property is any quantity the value of which depends upon the state but not the history of the system . For a given state the value of a property can be determined by some type of measurement ( some physical ...
... properties of the system . A property is any quantity the value of which depends upon the state but not the history of the system . For a given state the value of a property can be determined by some type of measurement ( some physical ...
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... properties pres- sure , volume , and temperature . PHASE RULE An intensive property of system A is defined as a property of which the value at a spatial point in a part of A approaches a limit independent of the size of the part as the ...
... properties pres- sure , volume , and temperature . PHASE RULE An intensive property of system A is defined as a property of which the value at a spatial point in a part of A approaches a limit independent of the size of the part as the ...
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... properties are properties such that if one topological space has the property and a second space is topologically equivalent to the first , then the second has the property also . Properties having to do with size or straightness are ...
... properties are properties such that if one topological space has the property and a second space is topologically equivalent to the first , then the second has the property also . Properties having to do with size or straightness are ...
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