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PRACTICE / Carnot efficiency
How much heat must an ideal engine absorb?
A reversible engine operates between reservoirs at 600 K and 300 K. It delivers 100 J of net work per cycle.
How much heat does it absorb from the hot reservoir per cycle?
Organize the givens & assumptions
- Hot reservoir: 600 K
- Cold reservoir: 300 K
- Net work: 100 J
The engine is reversible and cyclic; the reservoir temperatures remain fixed.
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- B
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