FIGURE 20-1
-Which of the processes on an ideal gas shown in Fig. 20-1 results in the minimum change in entropy of the gas in changing the gas from state S to State F.

Question

FIGURE 20-1 
-Which of the processes on an ideal gas shown in Fig. 20-1 results in the minimum change in entropy of the gas in changing the gas from state S to State F.

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The change in entropy of an ideal gas between two states depends only on the initial and final states, not on the path taken. Therefore, all processes result in the same change in entropy.

FIGURE 20-1 -Which of the Processes on an Ideal Gas Shown in Gas