Is a Process with Infinite Time and Finite Gradient Reversible or Irreversible?

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The discussion centers on the nature of processes characterized by infinite time and finite gradient. It concludes definitively that such processes are irreversible. The key term "finite gradient" is emphasized as crucial to understanding the irreversibility of the process in question.

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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?
 
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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?
The key words are "finite gradient." The answer to the question is "irreversible."
 

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