A Heat Engine Operating Between a Pair of Hot and Cold

question 61

Multiple Choice

A heat engine operating between a pair of hot and cold reservoirs with respective temperatures of 500 K and 300 K will have what maximum efficiency?
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• A) 40%
• B) 60%
• C) 30%
• D) 35%
• E) 16%

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