An engine working on air standard Otto cycle has a cylinder diameter of 10 cm and stroke length of 15 cm. The ratio of specific heats for air is 1.4. If the clearance volume is 196.3 cc and the heat supplied per kg of air per cycle is 1800 kJ/kg, then work output per cycle per kg of air is  a. 879.1 kJ/  b. 890.2 kJ  c. 895.3 kJ  d. 973.5 kJ  

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ANSWER  d. 973.5 kJ

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