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Problem 41P

Describe a few of your favourite, and least favourite, irreversible processes. In each case, explain how you can tell that the entropy of the universe increases.

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QUESTION:

Problem 41P

Describe a few of your favourite, and least favourite, irreversible processes. In each case, explain how you can tell that the entropy of the universe increases.

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An irreversible process is a process that cannot return both the system and the surroundings to their original conditions.

There are many factors that make a process irreversible.

The main causes are

Friction, unstrained expansion of fluid,heat transfer through a finite temperature difference and mixing of two different substance.

Entropy is a measure of the disorder or randomness of a system.The entropy of a chemical system depends on its energy and its multiplicity, or how many different ways its atoms and molecules can be arranged. By adding new arrangements or energy, you increase entropy.

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