Question

Which of the following statement(s) is/are true regarding free energy and work? Select all that apply.) All real processes are irreversible. In any real cyclic process in the system, work is changed to heat in the surroundings, and the entropy of the universe increases. When energy is used to do work, it becomes less organized and less concentrated and thus less useful The maximum possible useful work obtainable from a process at constant temperature and pressure is equal to the change in free energy. For a process that is not spontaneous, the value of AG tells us the minimum amount of work that must be expended to make the process occur. A reversible process is a cyclic process carried out by a hypothetical pathway, which leaves the universe exactly the same as it was before the proces

Answer 1

The true statements regarding free energy and work are:

1. In any real cyclic process in the system, work is changed to heat in the surroundings, and the entropy of the universe increases.
2. When energy is used to do work, it becomes less organized and less concentrated and thus less useful.
3. The maximum possible useful work obtainable from a process at constant temperature and pressure is equal to the change in free energy.

So, the correct statements are 1, 2, and 3.