One mole of an ideal diatomic gas is taken through the cycle as shown in the figure.
$1 \rightarrow 2$: isochoric process
$2 \rightarrow 3$: straight line on $P-V$ diagram
$3 \rightarrow 1$: isobaric process
The average molecular speed of the gas in the states $1, 2$ and $3$ are in the ratio

  • A
    $1 : 2 : 2$
  • B
    $1 : \sqrt{2} : \sqrt{2}$
  • C
    $1 : 1 : 1$
  • D
    $1 : 2 : 4$

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