Suppose a Power Plant Uses a Carnot Engine to Generate

question 73

Multiple Choice

Suppose a power plant uses a Carnot engine to generate electricity,using the atmosphere at 300 K as the low-temperature reservoir.Suppose the power plant produces 1 × 10⁶ J of electricity with the hot reservoir at 500 K during Day One and then produces 1 × 10⁶ J of electricity with the hot reservoir at 600 K during Day Two.The thermal pollution was

• A)greatest on Day One.
• B)greatest on Day Two.
• C)the same on both days.
• D)zero on both days.

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