
A Carnot reversible engine converts of heat input into work. When the temperature of the sink is reduced by , the efficiency of Carnot's cycle becomes . What is the sum of the temperature (in kelvin) of the source and the sink?


Important Questions on Thermodynamics


Helium gas goes through a cycle (consisting of two isochoric and isobaric lines) as shown in figure. Efficiency of this cycle is nearly (Assume the gas to be close to ideal gas)

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