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</div></div><div data-element-id="elm_EbEhhaKNdYZtZRh3z_gjjw" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-8 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- zpdefault-section zpdefault-section-bg "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_HKCs-CY_GOzpJZTKmLswQw" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left zptext-align-mobile-left zptext-align-tablet-left " data-editor="true"><p><span><span>Q- One mol of an ideal monatomic gas is used as the working substance in an engine. The engine operates on the cycle shown in the diagram. Processes&nbsp;</span><i style="text-align:justify;">BC</i><span style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;and&nbsp;</span><i style="text-align:justify;">DA</i><span style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;are reversible and adiabatic. What is the efficiency of the engine?&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/files/Heat/25.12.21.pdf" target="_blank" rel=""><strong style="font-style:italic;text-decoration-line:underline;">Solution:</strong></a></p></div>
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