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Answer: A Carnot heat engine has a thermal efficiency of
Chapter 20, Problem 19E(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 19E
A Carnot heat engine has a thermal efficiency of 0.600, and the temperature of its hot reservoir is 800 K. If 3000 J of heat is rejected to the cold reservoir in one cycle, what is the work output of the engine during one cycle?
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QUESTION:
Problem 19E
A Carnot heat engine has a thermal efficiency of 0.600, and the temperature of its hot reservoir is 800 K. If 3000 J of heat is rejected to the cold reservoir in one cycle, what is the work output of the engine during one cycle?
ANSWER:Solution 19E
Introduction
The efficiency of the carnot engine and the heat that is rejected at the cold reservoir is given. Hence we can calculate the work output using the definition of the efficiency.
Step 1
The efficiency of the carnot engine is given by