Suppose a Power Plant Uses a Carnot Engine to Generate

question 13

Multiple Choice

Suppose a power plant uses a Carnot engine to generate electricity, using the atmosphere at 300 K as the low-temperature reservoir. Suppose the power plant produces an amount of electricity with the hot reservoir at 500 K during Day One and then produces the same amount of electricity with the hot reservoir at 600 K during Day Two. The thermal pollution was:

• A) greatest on Day One.
• B) greatest on Day Two.
• C) the same on both days.
• D) zero on both days.

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Definitions:

Rivers

Large natural streams of water flowing in channels and emptying into larger bodies of water like lakes, seas, or other rivers.

Groundwater

The water found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand, and rock.

Evaporation

The process by which liquid water transforms into vapor or gas, often driven by heat from the sun.

Precipitation

Any type of water, whether in liquid or solid state, descending from the sky to the earth's surface, encompassing phenomena like rain, snow, sleet, and hail.