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Chemical Engineering · Q38

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Engineering and GATE · Chemical Engineering · question 38

Q38

Which of the following is not a reversible process ?

A.
Expansion of an ideal gas against constant pressure
B.
Atmospheric pressure vaporisation of water at 100°C
C.
Solution of NaCl in water at 50°C
Answer
D.
None of these

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Since the entropy of mixing is positive we can say the mixing process or solution formation process is an irreversible process.