An ideal gas goes through the cycle

PHYSICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Physics · Thermodynamics · Thermodynamics

Problem

ABC

. For the complete cycle,

800\ \text{J}

of heat flows out of the gas. Process

AB

is at constant pressure and process

BC

is at constant volume. In process

C\to A

P\propto V

. States

A

and

B

have temperatures

T_A=200\ \text{K}

and

T_B=300\ \text{K}

. (a) Sketch the

P

V

diagram for the cycle. (b) What is the work done by the gas for process

C\to A