Over 1 cycle of a cyclic process in which a system does net work on its environment:
A)the change in the pressure of the system cannot be zero
B)the change in the volume of the system cannot be zero
C)the change in the temperature of the system cannot be zero
D)the change in the internal energy of the system cannot be zero
E)none of the above

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In a cyclic process, the system returns to its initial state at the end of the cycle. This means that all state functions, including pressure, volume, temperature, and internal energy, return to their initial values. Therefore, the changes in these properties over one complete cycle are zero.

Over 1 Cycle of a Cyclic Process in Which a System