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A Carnot engine takes 2000 j of heat from a reservoir at 500 k, does some work and discards some heat to a reservoir at 350k . how much work does it do, how much heat is discarded, and what is it's efficiency?​

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Explanation:

The Carnot engine is a theoretical or conceptual heat engine that has a higher efficiency than any practical or theoretical heat engine working between the same temperature range. The theoretical efficiency of a Carnot engine is considered as the highest efficiency and no practical heat engines can operate at that efficiency. A Carnot engine draws heat energy, performs useful work and the leftover energy is released from the working substance. According to the second law of thermodynamics, there must be a temperature gradient between the heat energy drawing point and release point of the heat engine.

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