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OpenStudy (anonymous):

why is it that u get the maximum output (WORK DONE) only in case of reversible processes???

OpenStudy (ybarrap):

|dw:1393085128935:dw| Remember the definition of work in the P-V diagram (from A to B). We can calculate the amount of work to go from V1 to V2 and that would be the area under the curve. See below

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