One mole of a monatomic ideal gas goes round the cycle on a – diagram: at constant volume, at constant pressure, at constant volume, at constant pressure. The efficiency of the cycle is nearly

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. 15.4%

  1. Step 1: Net mechanical work performed in one cyclic execution equals the enclosed area of the rectangular loop on the diagram: .
  2. Step 2: Heat is absorbed during the two endothermic legs: isochoric heating and isobaric expansion .
  3. Step 3: For a monatomic gas (, ): , and . Total heat input is .
  4. Step 4: Evaluate cycle efficiency: .
Answer
15.4%.
Why not the others: 20% ignores the isochoric heat absorbed along path (); 12.5% erroneously includes heat expelled during compression into total input heat; 25% uses incorrect heat capacity coefficients.

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