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An irreversible process____________________?

Correct answer: D. Yields an amount of work less than that of a reversible process

  • A. Is the analog of linear frictionless motion in machines
  • B. Is an idealised visualisation of behaviour of a system
  • C. Yields the maximum amount of work
  • D. Yields an amount of work less than that of a reversible process

Explanation

For the same initial and final states in a work-producing process, irreversibility destroys some work potential, so the work obtained is less than in the reversible case. Reversible motion is the ideal limiting process, not the irreversible one.

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