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Description: Work can have a positive (+) or negative (-) sign. What does the sign on work indicate? What is happening to the system. Give an example of either positive or negative work and its effect on a system.

College Physics

10th Edition

ISBN:9781285737027

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter5: Energy

Section5.1: Work

Problem 5.1QQ: In Figure 5.5 (a)-(d), a block moves to the right in the positive x-direction through the...

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Work can have a positive (+) or negative (-) sign. What does the sign on work indicate? What is happening to the system. Give an example of either positive or negative work and its effect on a system.

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In thermodynamics, sign on work indicates that whether work done on the system or work done by the system.

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