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Chemical Engineering · Q457

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Engineering and GATE · Chemical Engineering · question 457

Q457

The change in __________ is equal to the reversible work for compression in steady state flow process under isothermal condition.

A.
Internal energy
B.
Enthalpy
C.
Gibbs free energy
Answer
D.
Helmholtz free energy

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Gibbs free energy:

So, the decrease in Gibbs energy represents maximum useful work (excluding the expansion work) in a reversible process under isothermal and isobaric conditions.