A Heat Engine in Each Cycle Absorbs Energy from a Reservoir

question 48

Multiple Choice

A heat engine in each cycle absorbs energy from a reservoir as heat and does an equivalent amount of work, with no other changes.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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