Suppose You Add 45 J of Heat to a System

question 45

Multiple Choice

Suppose you add 45 J of heat to a system, let it do 10. J of expansion work, and then return the system to its initial state by cooling and compression. Which statement is true for this process?

• A) (  H <  E)
• B) (  H = 70. J)
• C) The work done in compressing the system must exactly equal the work done by the system in the expansion step.
• D) The change in the internal energy for this process is zero.

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