It Is Impossible to Construct an Engine That Is More

question 23

Multiple Choice

It is impossible to construct an engine that is more than 100% efficient. The physical law covering this case is

• A) the zeroth law of thermodynamics.
• B) the first law of thermodynamics.
• C) Clausius's statement of the second law of thermodynamics.
• D) Kelvin's statement of the second law of thermodynamics.
• E) the third law of thermodynamics.

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