Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 18 - The Laws of Thermodynamics - Conceptual Questions - Page 643: 9

Answer

(a) No (b) Yes (c) No (d) No (e) Yes (f) No

Work Step by Step

(a) We know from common experience that lighting a match is not a reversible. (b) Yes, pushing a block up a frictionless inclined plane is a reversible process. (c) No, frying an egg is not reversible. (d) We know that swimming from one end of a pool to the other is irreversible. (e) Yes, stretching a spring by a small amount is reversible. (f) No, writing a report for a class is not reversible.
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