Exploring the Second LawAs shown in Fig. P5.5, a rigid

Chapter 5, Problem 5P

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As shown in Fig. P5.5, a rigid insulated tank is divided into halves by a partition. On one side of the partition is a gas. The other side is initially evacuated. A valve in the partition is opened and the gas expands to fill the entire volume. Using the Kelvin–Planck statement of the second law, demonstrate that this process is irreversible.

                                         

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QUESTION:

As shown in Fig. P5.5, a rigid insulated tank is divided into halves by a partition. On one side of the partition is a gas. The other side is initially evacuated. A valve in the partition is opened and the gas expands to fill the entire volume. Using the Kelvin–Planck statement of the second law, demonstrate that this process is irreversible.

                                         

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In this problem, we have to show that the kelvin- planck statement of the second law is an irreversible process.

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