A Heat Engine Operating Between a Pair of Hot and Cold

question 48

Multiple Choice

A heat engine operating between a pair of hot and cold reservoirs with respective temperatures of 500 K and 200 K will have what maximum efficiency?

• A)60%
• B)50%
• C)40%
• D)30%

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