A Carnot cycle, consisting of an isothermal expansion and an adiabatic expansion, followed byan isothermal compression and an adiabatic compression, is the most efficient form of a heatengine.MANThe efficiency of a Carnot cycle isTeee =1-Th(a) If an engine operating between heat reservoirs at 293K and 473K extracts 1000 J per cyclefrom the hot reservoir, what is the maximum possible work that engine can do per cycle?(b) For this maximum work, how much heat is exhausted to the cold reservoir per cycle?

Given, An engine operating between heat reservoirs at,TC =293 KTH = 473 KHeat extracted, QH = 1000 J…

The efficiency of a Carnot cycle is Te ec =1- Th (a) If an engine operating between heat reservoirs at 293K and 473K extracts 1000 J per cycle from the hot reservoir, what is the maximum possible work that engine can do per cycle? (b) For this maximum work, how much heat is exhausted to the cold reservoir per cycle?

The efficiency of a Carnot cycle is Te ec =1- Th (a) If an engine operating between heat reservoirs at 293K and 473K extracts 1000 J per cycle from the hot reservoir, what is the maximum possible work that engine can do per cycle? (b) For this maximum work, how much heat is exhausted to the cold reservoir per cycle?

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