what is expansion of work by the system?
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Work of expansion by the system means the amount of work done by the gas to increase its volume. The system here is the gas we are taking into account. Expansion of gas occurs when volume is increased while compression occurs when volume is decreased. The increase in volume takes place when pressure is reduced as both are inversely related. This expansion can be free expansion as well as reversible expansion.
Work of expansion by the system means the amount of work done by the gas to increase its volume. The system here is the gas we are taking into account. Expansion of gas occurs when volume is increased while compression occurs when volume is decreased. The increase in volume takes place when pressure is reduced as both are inversely related. This expansion can be free expansion as well as reversible expansion.