The pressure-volume work for an ideal gas can be calculated by using the expression w = -int_(V_(i))^(V_(f)) p_(exdV).The work can be calculated form the pV- plot by using the area under the curve within the specified limits. When an ideal gas is compressed (a) reversibly or (b) irreversibly from volume V_(i) to V_(f), choose the correct option.

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1.	The pressure-volume work for an ideal gas can be calculated by using the expression w = -int_(V_(i))^(V_(f)) p_(exdV).The work can be calculated form the pV- plot by using the area under the curve within the specified limits. When an ideal gas is compressed (a) reversibly or (b) irreversibly from volume V_(i) to V_(f), choose the correct option.
Answer» <P>w (REVERSIBLE) = w (IRREVERSIBLE) w (reversible) `lt` w (irreversible) w (reversible) `GT` w (irresversible) w(reversible)= w(irreversible) + `p_(EX)DeltaV` Solution :w (reversible) `lt` w(irreversible) because area under the curve in irreversible compression is more than the area under the curve for reversible compression.