Which of the following is NOT a reversible process?

Which of the following is NOT a reversible process?
  1. Melting of ice
  2. Conduction of heat
  3. Isothermal expansion of gas
  4. Adiabatic expansion of gas

Solution

A temperature gradient is a physical quantity that describes in which direction and at what rate the temperature changes in a specific location. Temperature always flows from the hottest to coldest source, due to the fact that cold is nothing but the absence of heat energy.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2021 (19 Aug Shift 2)

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