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System, Surroundings, Intensive, Extensive Properties

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Work done in reversible expansion is......
(1) Minimum
(2) Maximum
(3) zero
(4) not predictable

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Solution

In general, energy released by areversible process can do themaximum amount of work because less of the energy is lost as heat.

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