What does "reversible isothermal" mean?

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Melissa Bu 1B
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What does "reversible isothermal" mean?

Postby Melissa Bu 1B » Sun Feb 03, 2019 10:12 am

The textbook references "reversible isothermal" expansions and concludes that these expansions have an internal energy change of 0. Does this correlate to Dr. Lavelle's "isolated system" (reaction in a bomb calorimeter) example from lecture 11?
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Re: What does "reversible isothermal" mean?

Postby LorenzoDuvergne3I » Sun Feb 03, 2019 11:30 am

I am guessing that yes it is since calorimeters are isolated systems (They are closed and insulated).
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