4.1 Reversible and Irreversible Processes
Which changes can be run backward through the same sequence of states and which cannot, and how everyday one-way processes single out a direction in time.
University Physics Volume 2, 4.1 Reversible and Irreversible Processes
3 exercises
4.1 Exercise 1
State an example of a process that occurs in nature that is as close to reversible as it can be.
4.1 Exercise 3
A mole of ideal monatomic gas at and 1.00 atm is warmed up to expand isobarically to triple its volume. How much heat is transferred during the process?
4.1 Exercise 5
After a free expansion to quadruple its volume, a mole of ideal diatomic gas is compressed back to its original volume adiabatically and then cooled down to its original temperature. What is the minimum heat removed from the gas in the final step to restoring its state?
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