Question: 1 . ( 2 0 points, 5 points each ) Determine whether each of the following processes are irreversible, reversible, or impossible. Show your work,

1.(20 points, 5 points each) Determine whether each of the following processes are irreversible, reversible, or impossible. Show your work, calculations, and table values to justify your answer. HINT: Do not rely on the calculations alone since there may be some roundoff error; use your best judgment if a process appears reversible.
(a) An R-134a mixture (\(0.5\mathrm{~kg},20\%\) quality) at 200 kPa is heated until it becomes a saturated vapor. Take the refrigerant temperature as the boundary temperature.
(b) R-134a (\(0.7\mathrm{~kg}/\mathrm{s})\) at 500 kPa and \(40^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\) is sent through a condenser at constant pressure until it becomes a saturated liquid. Take \(25^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\) as the boundary temperature.
(c) Saturated water vapor \((1\mathrm{~kg}/\mathrm{s})\) at 100 kPa is sent through a compressor adiabatically to 2 MPa and \(400^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\).
(d) Water vapor (0.5 kg ) initially at \(600^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\) and 5 MPa is expanded in a container adiabatically to a saturated vapor at 100 kPa .
1 . ( 2 0 points, 5 points each ) Determine

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