The first operation involved in a Carnot cycle is

The first operation involved in a Carnot cycle is
  1. isothermal expansion.
  2. adiabatic expansion.
  3. isothermal compression.
  4. adiabatic compression.

Solution

The first step in Carnot cycle is isothermal expansion where gas expands at constant temperature while absorbing heat from a high temperature reservoir.

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