When the compression process is non-quasi-equilibrium, the molecules before the piston face cannot escape fast enough, forming a
high-pressure region in front of the piston. It takes more work to move the piston against this high-pressure region. Hence, a non-quasi-equilibrium compression process requires a larger work input than the corresponding quasi-equilibrium one.a. trueb. false
Firstly, we need to understand what takes places during the compression process in a quasi-equilibrium process. A quasi-equilibrium process is a process in during which the system remains very close to a state of equilibrium at all times. When a compression process is quasi-equilibrium, the work done during the compression is returned to the surroundings during expansion, no exchange of heat, and then the system and the surroundings return to their initial states. Thus a reversible process.
While for a non-quasi equilibrium process, it takes more work to move the piston against this high-pressure region.
