A gas in a cylinder pushes a piston outward from 0.40 m to 0.60 m

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 2: Algebra-based · Thermodynamics · Thermodynamics

Problem

A gas in a cylinder pushes a piston outward from 0.40 m to 0.60 m. Describe qualitatively how the presence of significant piston–cylinder friction changes the entropy production of the universe compared with an otherwise identical expansion carried out with negligible friction.

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