A Carnot engine operates between temperatures $T_H = 600$ K and $T_C = 300$ K. Find the efficiency.
A Carnot engine operates between temperatures $T_H = 600$ K and $T_C = 300$ K. Find the efficiency.
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LLiamAnderson39
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$$\eta = 1 - \frac{T_C}{T_H} = 1 - \frac{300}{600} = 1 - 0.5 = 50\%$$
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Discussion (4)
IM
I solved it a slightly different way and got the same answer, good sign.
A
Quick doubt: would this method still work if the numbers were not so clean?
AR
Can someone explain why we ignore the other root here?
AS
This is exactly the kind of step-by-step I needed. Respect.