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1 pointDuring a cyclic process, a heatengine absorbs 500 J of heat froma hot reservoir, does work andejects an amount of heat 300 J intothe surroundings (cold reservoir).Calculate the efficiency of the heatengine? |
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Answer» Answer: The efficiency of HEAT engine is GIVEN by μ = 1 – 0.6 = 0.4 The heat engine has 40% efficiency, implying that this heat engine CONVERTS only 40% of the INPUT heat into WORK. |
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