MCQ
The first operation involved in a Carnot cycle is
- ✓Isothermal expansion
- BAdiabatic expansion
- CIsothermal compression
- DAdiabatic compression
✓
Answer
Correct option: A.
Isothermal expansion
a
The Carnot cycle consists of the following four processes: A reversible isothermal gas expansion process. In this process, the ideal gas in the system absorbs qin amount heat from a heat source at a high temperature Thigh, expands and does work on surroundings.
The Carnot cycle consists of the following four processes: A reversible isothermal gas expansion process. In this process, the ideal gas in the system absorbs qin amount heat from a heat source at a high temperature Thigh, expands and does work on surroundings.
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