​Which of the Following Statements Is/are True of Work in Reversible

question 55

Multiple Choice

​Which of the following statements is/are true of work in reversible and irreversible processes?
1) Achieving the maximum work available from a spontaneous process can occur only via a hypothetical pathway.
2) In any real cyclic process, work is changed to heat in the surrounding, and the entropy of the universe increases.
3) Achieving the maximum work available from a spontaneous process can occur via a real pathway.

• A) 1 only​
• B) 3 only
• C) 1 and 2
• D) 2 and 3
• E) 1 and 3

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