What are 'irreversibilities'?
Explanation
This question assesses the conceptual understanding of 'Irreversibilities' as the real-world factors (like friction, unrestrained expansion) that prevent a process from being perfectly reversible.
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Which of the following is an example of an extensive property according to the glossary?
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