A Carnot Engine Operating Between a Warmer Unknown Temperature and a Reservoir

question 23

Multiple Choice

A Carnot engine operating between a warmer unknown temperature and a reservoir of boiling helium at 1.76 K has an efficiency of 11.0%.What is the warmer temperature?

• A)1.98 K
• B)0.180 K
• C)157 K
• D)0.160 K

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