A diatomic ideal gas is used in Carnot engine as a working substance. If during the adiabatic expansion part…

A diatomic ideal gas is used in Carnot engine as a working substance. If during the adiabatic expansion part of the cycle, the volume of the gas increases from V to 32 V , the efficiency of the engine is
  1. 0.25
  2. 0.50
  3. 0.75
  4. 0.90

Solution

During adiabatic expansion, temperature of the gas decreases. $\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{TV}^{\gamma-1}=\text { constant .i.e. } \mathrm{T} \propto \frac{1}{\mathrm{~V}^{\gamma-1}} \\ \therefore \quad & \mathrm{~T}_{\mathrm{H}} \mathrm{~V}_1^{\gamma-1}=\mathrm{T}_{\mathrm{C}} \mathrm{~V}_2^{\gamma-1} \end{aligned}$
As the gas is diatomic, $\gamma=1.4$ $\begin{array}{ll} \therefore & \frac{\mathrm{T}_{\mathrm{C}}}{\mathrm{~T}_{\mathrm{H}}}=\left(\frac{\mathrm{V}_1}{\mathrm{~V}_2}\right)^{\gamma-1}=\left(\frac{1}{32}\right)^{1.4-1}=\frac{1}{4} \\ \therefore & \eta=1-\frac{\mathrm{T}_{\mathrm{C}}}{\mathrm{~T}_{\mathrm{H}}}=1-\frac{1}{4}=\frac{3}{4}=0.75 \end{array}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2024 (03 May Shift 1)

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