A Heat Engine in Each Cycle Absorbs Energy of Magnitude

question 46

Multiple Choice

A heat engine in each cycle absorbs energy of magnitude as heat from a high temperature reservoir, does work of magnitude , and then absorbs energy of magnitude as heat from a low temperature reservoir.If this engine violates:

• A)the zeroth law of thermodynamics
• B)the first law of thermodynamics
• C)the second law of thermodynamics
• D)the third law of thermodynamics
• E)none of the above

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