A heat source of unknown temperature supplies energy of (R+650)kJ  to a carnot heat engine. If this engine sends (R+250)kJ to a sink at (R+26)C find, 1. The temperature of the heat source and  2. The efficiency of the heat engine  R= 83

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A heat source of unknown temperature supplies energy of (R+650)kJ  to a carnot heat engine. If this engine sends (R+250)kJ to a sink at (R+26)C find,

1. The temperature of the heat source and 

2. The efficiency of the heat engine 

R= 83

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