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A Carnot engine has efficiency 15. Efficiency becomes 13 when the temperature of sink is decreased by 50 K. Temperature of the sink ( in K ) is 
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The correct answer is: 300
The efficiency of the Carnot engine

η=Work outputHeat input=WQH

or η=QH-QLQH=1-QLQH

Also we can show that

QLQH=TLTH

 η=1-TLTH 

where TL is temperature of sink and TH is the temperature of hot reservoir.

According to question

 15=1-TLTH ...(i)

13=1-TL-50TH ...(ii)

From Eq. (i)

TLTH=45

TH=54TL

Substituting value of TH in Eq. (ii), we get

13=1-TL-5054TL

or  4(TL-50)5TL=23

or   TL-50=23×54TL

or TL-56TL=50

TL=50×6=300 K

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