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if the time taken by a system to execute a process through a finite gradient is infinitely large, then the process is reversible or irreversible?
Is a Process with Infinite Time and Finite Gradient Reversible or Irreversible?
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The key words are "finite gradient." The answer to the question is "irreversible."ajayguhan said:if the time taken by a system to execute a process through a finite gradient is infinitely large, then the process is reversible or irreversible?
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