A Carnot engine works between and . What is its efficiency (in %)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 20
- Step 1: The theoretical thermal efficiency of an ideal Carnot engine operating between high reservoir and low reservoir is .
- Step 2: Substitute source temperature and sink temperature : .
- Step 3: Converting the decimal fraction to a percentage gives an efficiency of 20\%.
Answer
20.
Why not the others: 80 is the heat rejection ratio without subtracting from 1; 4/5 is the ratio as a fraction; 100 assumes an unphysical 100% efficiency.
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