Physical Chemistry Chapter 2 Work Work: the transfer of energy as orderly motion due to energy being expanded against an opposing force(in mechanical terms) dw= F dx (210)* Reversible p-v work dwrey =-Pdv closed system, reversible process (2.30)* rey Pdv closed system, reversible process(2.31)8 Work: the transfer of energy as orderly motion due to energy being expanded against an opposing force (in mechanical terms) Physical Chemistry Chapter 2 Work dw  Fx dx (2.10)* Reversible P-V Work wrev PdV 2 1 = − closed system, reversible process (2.31) dw (2.30)* rev = -PdV closed system, reversible process