Which One of the Following Statements Best Describes the Operation

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements best describes the operation of a heat engine?

• A)A heat engine uses input heat to perform work and rejects excess heat to a lower temperature reservoir.
• B)A heat engine performs work and generates an equal amount of heat in a cyclic process.
• C)A heat engine transfers heat from a lower temperature reservoir to a higher temperature reservoir through work performed on the system.
• D)A heat engine transfers heat from a higher temperature reservoir to a lower temperature reservoir through work performed on the system.
• E)A heat engine decreases the entropy of the universe by generating an equal amount of heat and work.

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