Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A)Positive work done on a system always increases its internal energy.
• B)Positive work done by a system always decreases its internal energy.
• C)If you use your hands to squeeze a gas filled piston,the energy of the gas in the piston will increase.
• D)In an adiabatic process,positive work done on a system is always equal to its gain in internal energy.
• E)All of the choices are true.

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Definitions:

Partial Pressure

The pressure that a single component of a gas mixture would exert if it occupied the entire volume of the mixture at the same temperature.

Osmotic Gradient

A difference in the concentration of solutes across a semipermeable membrane, which drives osmosis, the movement of water to balance solute concentrations.

First Lungs

Refers to the initial evolutionary development of lungs in the ancestor of terrestrial vertebrates, facilitating air breathing.

Outpouchings

Bulges or protrusions from a hollow structure in the body.