An Ideal Carnot Engine Operates Between a Warm Reservoir at 233

question 87

Multiple Choice

An ideal Carnot engine operates between a warm reservoir at 233 K and a colder reservoir. During each cycle, this engine extracts $15.0 \mathrm {~J}$ of heat from the warm reservoir and does $4.0 \mathrm {~J}$ of work. What is the temperature of the colder reservoir?

• A) 171 K
• B) 62 K
• C) 47 K
• D) 67 K

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