What Is the Efficiency of an Ideal Carnot Engine Operating $1.0$

question 4

Multiple Choice

What is the efficiency of an ideal Carnot engine operating between a reservoir in which ice and water coexist, and a reservoir in which water and steam coexist? The pressure is constant at $1.0$ atm for both reservoirs.

• A) \(100 \%\)
• B) \(1.0 \%\)
• C) \(0.27 \%\)
• D) \(15 \%\)
• E) \(27 \%\)

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