If a Heat Engine That Exhausts Heat at 400 K

question 11

Multiple Choice

If a heat engine that exhausts heat at 400 K is to have an efficiency of 33%, it must take in heat at a minimum of

• A)133 K.
• B)449 K.
• C)532 K.
• D)600 K.

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