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All of the following generate entropy EXCEPT

  • A.mixing of two different gases
  • B.heat flow through a finite temperature difference
  • C.a reversible isothermal expansion
  • D.friction in a bearing

Answer: C

Correct answer: a reversible isothermal expansion

Reversibility is by definition the absence of entropy generation: the system’s entropy rises but the reservoir’s falls by exactly as much, so the total is unchanged. The other three are the standard irreversibilities - mixing, heat flow across a finite temperature difference, and friction - and each of them produces entropy that nothing can recover.

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