Why are the following statements false? The potential energy of a system of interacting particles equals the...

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Why are the following statements false?

The potential energy of a system of interacting particles equalsthe sum of the potential energies of the individual particles.

The value of the integral ( - pdV) is fixed once the values ofthe initial and final states(1 and 2) are established.

For a closed system at rest with no fields present, the sum q+whas the same value forevery process that goes from given state 1 togiven state 2.

For a constant volume process in a closed system,H=U.

Cp is a state function.

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