w vs wmax
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w vs wmax
What is the difference between the measurement of work and work max. Does an expanding reaction have a work max?
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Re: w vs wmax
I think it is the just the maximum amount of work possible like how an isothermal expansion has more work than a constant pressure one
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Re: w vs wmax
Maximum work (in the case of -n*F*E which is the product of total charge and cell potential) refers to the maximum amount of energy available to do work whereas work tends to be the amount of energy used (or to be used) to do work. ie Wmax is the most work that can be done with the available energy while W is a set amount of energy that did the work.
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