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Transcribed Image Text:Air is used in a Carnot engine where the volumes at the beginning of the constant temperature heat
addition and end of the constant temperature heat rejection are 0.356 cm³ and 5.573 cm³ respectively.
Calculate the thermal efficiency.
O 0.713
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