4. Which of the following processes will have the largest positive value for the entropy change in the surroundings? Assume state 1 has higher pressure and lower temperature than does state 2, and both states contain 1.00 mole of a monatomic perfect gas. a. a reversible process from state 1 to state 2 b. an irreversible process from state 1 to state 2 c. a reversible process from state 2 to state 1 d. an irreversible process from state 2 to state 1 e. cannot be determined from the information given

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4. Which of the following processes will have the largest positive value for the entropy change in the
surroundings? ASsume state 1 has higher pressure and lower temperature than does state 2, and both states
contain 1.00 mole of a monatomic perfect gas.
a. a reversible process from state 1 to state 2
b. an irreversible process from state 1 to state 2
c. a reversible process from state 2 to state 1
d. an irreversible process from state 2 to state 1
e. cannot be determined from the information given
Transcribed Image Text:4. Which of the following processes will have the largest positive value for the entropy change in the surroundings? ASsume state 1 has higher pressure and lower temperature than does state 2, and both states contain 1.00 mole of a monatomic perfect gas. a. a reversible process from state 1 to state 2 b. an irreversible process from state 1 to state 2 c. a reversible process from state 2 to state 1 d. an irreversible process from state 2 to state 1 e. cannot be determined from the information given
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