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) 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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