1. Jun 27, 2016 #1

   Saippo

   

   So apparently something like heat or work cannot be stored but things like kinetic energy or PE can be...? Can someone clarify this? Is it because heat and work aren't state functions?

    

   Saippo, Jun 27, 2016
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3. Jun 27, 2016 #2

   davenn

   

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   2017 Award

   hi there
   
   so what definitions have you discovered for heat and for work ?
   come back with what you find
   
   
   Dave

    

   davenn, Jun 27, 2016

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