Consider a piston cylinder set-up. The maximum work is aimed for a compression process. The process must be entirely:

Question

Consider a piston cylinder set-up. The maximum work is aimed for a compression process. The process must be entirely

irreversible

reversible

adiabatic

isothermal

All of these

Answer 1

Irreversible processes tend to waste energy due to friction, turbulence, and non-equilibrium conditions generating entropy. these processes typically involve rapid compression.

Reversible processes an ideal processes that remain at equilibrium at all times and do not generate any entropy achieving the ideal maximum work with no losses.

Adiabatic processes mean no heat exchange occurs between the system and surroundings, this is efficient because all the heat energy that would be lost goes into compressing the gas but this is a situation that can be reproduced by insulating the system from the surroundings this system. Not ideal maximum work because entropy can be generated if not reversible, but is efficient with fast-paced compression in real systems

Isothermal processes occur at a constant temperature, with the system exchanging heat with its surroundings to maintain this temperature. this type of process. not ideal maximum work because entropy can be generated if not made to be reversible, but is efficient for slow-paced compression in real systems.

answer: reversible