Which heat-engine inefficiency arises because temperature remains constant during isobaric phase changes?

💡 Explanation

Reduced temperature differential arises because *isothermal heat addition*, by definition involves zero ∆T. This narrows temperature differences throughout the thermodynamic cycle, which reduces Carnot efficiency; therefore the answer is A rather than B, C, or D with unrelated mechanisms/outcomes.

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