Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an almost reversible process?
A) The explosion of hydrogen and oxygen to form water.
B) Heat transfer through thick insulation.
C) The adiabatic free expansion of a gas.
D) A slow isothermal compression of a gas.
E) A slow leakage of gas into an empty chamber through a small hole in a membrane.
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