Question 776: Thermodynamics & KTG

Question

A carnot engine operates with source at $227^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ and sink at $27^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. If the source supplies $50 \mathrm{~kJ}$ of heat energy, the work done by the engine is

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Given, $T_{	ext {source }}=227^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$\begin{aligned}
& =227+273=500 \mathrm{~K} \
T_{	ext {sink }} & =27^{\circ} \mathrm{C}=27+273=300 \mathrm{~K}
\end{aligned}$
Efficiency of carnot engine, $\eta=1-\frac{T_{	ext {sink }}}{T_{	ext {source }}}$
$=1-\frac{300}{500}=\frac{2}{5}$
Also, efficiency, $\eta=\frac{	ext { Work done by engine }}{	ext { Heat supplied }}$
$\begin{aligned}
& \frac{2}{5}=\frac{W}{50} \
\Rightarrow \quad W & =20 \mathrm{~kJ}
\end{aligned}$

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2 kJ

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5 kJ

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10 kJ

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20 kJ

Thermodynamics & KTG

A carnot engine operates with source at 227^{\circ} \mathrm{C} and sink at 27^{\circ} \mathrm{C}. If the source supplies 50 \mathrm{~kJ} of heat energy, the work done by the engine is

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