Answer the questions given below regarding the thermodynamic quantity entropy.

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Problem

Answer the questions given below regarding the thermodynamic quantity entropy. (i) Define entropy and write its S.I. unit. (ii) Is entropy a state function? Give one reason to justify your answer. (iii) Write the differential relation connecting an infinitesimal reversible heat transfer δQrev\delta Q_{\text{rev}} and the corresponding change in entropy dSdS at absolute temperature TT. State clearly the meaning of each symbol used.

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