An Important Feature of the Carnot Cycle Is That

question 244

Multiple Choice

An important feature of the Carnot cycle is that

• A) its efficiency depends only on the absolute temperature of the hot reservoir used.
• B) its efficiency can be 100%.
• C) it is an example of an irreversible process that can be analyzed exactly without approximations.
• D) no engine can be more efficient than a Carnot engine operating between the same two temperatures.
• E) its efficiency is determined by the temperatures of the hot and cold reservoirs between which it works and by the properties of the working substance used, and on nothing else.

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