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An ideal gas is used as the working substance in a Carnot cycle. During the adiabatic expansion the gas volume increases 8 times and γ = 5/3. The efficiency of the cycle is

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Answer:
C
Solution:

Tc/Th = (V1/V2)γ - 1 = (1/8)2/3 = 1/4. η = 1 - 1/4 = 0.75 = 75%. Matches (c).

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