A System That Does No Work but Which Receives Heat

question 56

Multiple Choice

A system that does no work but which receives heat from the surroundings has

• A) q < 0, ΔU > 0.
• B) q > 0, ΔU < 0.
• C) q = ΔU.
• D) q = -ΔU.
• E) w = ΔU.

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