MCQ
Which of the following processes is reversible
- ATransfer of heat by radiation
- BElectrical heating of a nichrome wire
- CTransfer of heat by conduction
- ✓Isothermal compression
✓
Answer
Correct option: D.
Isothermal compression
d
(d) Slow isothermal expansion or compression of an ideal gas is reversible process, while the other given process are irreversible in nature.
(d) Slow isothermal expansion or compression of an ideal gas is reversible process, while the other given process are irreversible in nature.
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