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An ideal monatomic gas ( moles) undergoes the cycle on a - diagram: at constant volume, at constant pressure, and along a straight line. Which of the following is/are correct?
- A. The net work done by the gas in one cycle is .
- B. The heat absorbed by the gas in one cycle is .
- C. Heat is absorbed by the gas during some part of the process .
- D. The molar heat capacity of the gas along is .
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Answer: A
Net work is the enclosed area of the right triangle with vertical side and horizontal side : , so (A) is correct. For a monatomic gas . On : . On : . Heat absorbed per cycle is therefore , not , so (B) is wrong. The line has , giving , which is negative for every : heat is rejected throughout, so (C) is wrong (total , consistent with ). Along this line , hence , not , so (D) is wrong.
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