work done on and by the system
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work done on and by the system
when is work lost, when the system does work or work is done on the system?
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Re: work done on and by the system
Work is negative when the system does work. Work is positive when work is done on the system.
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Re: work done on and by the system
W is negative if work is done on the system and w is positive if work is done by system
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Re: work done on and by the system
I'm fairly certain that work is positive (energy gained) when work is done BY the system and work is negative (energy lost) when work is done ON the system
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Re: work done on and by the system
WORK itself is NEGATIVE when the system itself performs work on the surroundings, therefore logically WORK will be POSITIVE when work is done on the system.
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Re: work done on and by the system
When work is being done by the system, w will be positive. When work is being done on the system, w will be negative.
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Re: work done on and by the system
Work is positive when work is done by the system and negative when work is done on the system.
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Re: work done on and by the system
When work is positive, work is done on the system. When work is negative, work is done by the system.
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Work is a method of transferring energy. When work is done on the system, it has a positive value because the internal energy increases. When work is done by the system, it has a negative value because the internal energy of the system decreases.
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Re: work done on and by the system
When given a word problem, how can we tell that work is being done on the system or by the system?
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Re: work done on and by the system
Bansi Amin 1D wrote:When given a word problem, how can we tell that work is being done on the system or by the system?
Work to system --> -w
Work from system --> +w
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Re: work done on and by the system
When w is negative, work is by the system whereas when work is positive, work is done on the system.
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