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A Carnot engine operates between a source and a sink. The efficiency of the engine is 40% and the temperature of the sink is 27°C. If the efficiency is to be increased to 50% then the temperature of the source must the increased by
PhysicsThermodynamicsAP EAMCETAP EAMCET 2022 (04 Jul Shift 1)
Options:
  • A 80 K
  • B 120 K
  • C 100 K
  • D 160 K
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 100 K

Initial efficiency of the engine is 40%. Therefore,

40100=1-TsinkTsource0.4=1-27+273TsourceTsource=500 K

Efficiency in second case of the engine is 50%. Therefore,

50100=1-TsinkTsource0.5=1-27+273TsourceTsource=600 K

So clearly, the increase in temperature will be of 100 K

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