An Inventor Claims to Have a Heat Engine That Has

question 50

Multiple Choice

An inventor claims to have a heat engine that has efficiency of 40% when it operates between a high temperature reservoir of 150°C and a low temperature reservoir of 30°C.This engine:

• A)must violate the zeroth law of thermodynamics
• B)must violate the first law of thermodynamics
• C)must violate the second law of thermodynamics
• D)must violate the third law of thermodynamics
• E)does not necessarily violate any of the laws of thermodynamics

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