An Irreversible Engine Operating Between the Temperatures of 550 K

question 26

Multiple Choice

An irreversible engine operating between the temperatures of 550 K and 300 K extracts 1.20 kJ of thermal energy from the hot reservoir and produces 0.450 kJ of work.How much entropy is created in the process?

• A)0.32 J/K
• B)0.68 J/K
• C)0.44 J/K
• D)0.73 J/K
• E)0 J/K

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