Heat and work are treated as path functions in thermodynamics.
ΔQ=ΔU+ΔW
Since work done by gas depends on type of process i.e. path and ΔU depends just on initial and final states, so ΔQ i.e. heat, also has to depend on process is path.
JEE Main 2021 — Physics Thermodynamics
In thermodynamics, heat and work are :
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Path functions
Intensive thermodynamic state variables
Extensive thermodynamic state variables
Point functions
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