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PhysicsHeat & ThermoSecond Law of ThermodynamicsEasy2 minPYQ_2023
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A Carnot engine has an efficiency of50%when its source is at a temperature327 °C.The temperature of the sink is:NEET 2023 (All India)

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B
Solution:

Efficiency of Carnot engine is given by,

η=1-TsinkTsource⇒50100=1-Tsink327+273 K⇒Tsink=12×600=300 K=300-273 °C=27 °C

Stream:NEETSubject:PhysicsTopic:Heat & ThermoSubtopic:Second Law of Thermodynamics
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