Answer to Question #286187 in Molecular Physics | Thermodynamics for Emm_dee

Question

one mole of an ideal of monoatomic gas geos throught a cycle in a heat engine process Z is isobaric, process x is isochoric, and process y is adiabatic find the heat absorbed or release

Answer 1

The heat release:

$$Q=\Delta U-W.$$

Change in internal energy:

$$\Delta U=\frac32 NkT.$$

The work done for each of the three process and the whole cycle depends on the process.