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Suppose 0.2 moles of an ideal diatomic gas (Cv = 20.8 J/mol·K) undergoes a Carnot cycle between temperatures of 227˚C and 27˚C. The initial volume of the gas is 8.31×10-4 m3 and during the high temperature isothermal expansion, the volume doubles.
a) Find the work done during the entire cycle
b) Find the efficiency of the cycle
WCD = nRTc*ln(VD / VC) = -345.76
WDA = -nCvdT = -831.4 J
Total work done,
W = 576.28 + 831.4 - 345.78 - 831.4
W = 230.7 J
(b)
Effiecienc of carnot cycle,
e = (Th - Tc)*100 / Th
e = (500 - 300)*100 / 500
e = 40 %