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Engineering Physics · Q3

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A piston containing an ideal gas is originally in the state X (see figure). The gas is taken through a thermal cycle X → Y → X as shown The work done by the gas is positive, if the direction of the thermal cycle is

A piston containing an ideal gas is originally in the state X (see figure). The gas is taken through a thermal cycle X → Y → X as shown
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The work done by the gas is positive, if the direction of the thermal cycle is
A.
clockwise
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B.
counter-clockwise
C.
neither clockwise nor counter-clockwise
D.
clockwise from X → Y and counter-clockwise from Y → X

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
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