A thermodynamicist claims to have developed a heat engine with 50 percent thermal efficiency when operating with thermal energy reservoirs at 1260 R and 510 R. Is this claim valid?

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Q: In an analysis, a heat engine based on the Carnot cycle operating between 1000 °C and 300 °C. The…

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