Whether the evaporation of water in tight seal pot and its condensation back to water is reversible or not.
Answer to Problem 1DQ
Explanation of Solution
Reversible process is the
When water is heated it evaporate into vapor and the vapor at low temperature condenses back to water itself. The process is reversible. Any process that can be reversed back final state to initial state under the same circumstance is a reversible process
Here vapor can be condensed back to water by liberating same amount of heat absorbed to the surrounding. Giving same amount of heat again will form vapor again.
Conclusion: Evaporation of water in tight seal pot and its condensation back to water is a reversible process.
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