why reversible work done is always greater than the irreversible work Share with your friends Share 1 Suruchi Dipak Kalode answered this 0 View Full Answer Prayagraj Mohanty answered this In?reversible work?if?work?is?done?by the system?more work?is?done?because the gas is pushing against the maximum possible external pressure and vice versa in the other case. Regards. 0