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A Carnot engine whose heat sinks at 27°C, has an efficiency of 25%. By how many degrees should the temperature of the source be changed to increase the efficiency by 100% of the original efficiency?
A Carnot engine whose heat sinks at 27°C, has an efficiency of 25%. By how many degrees should the temperature of the source be changed to increase the efficiency by 100% of the original efficiency?
Updated On: Mar 19, 2025
- Increases by 18°C
- Increases by 200°C
- Increases by 120°C
- Increases by 73°C
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The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
Initially :
\(\frac{1}{4}\)=1−\(\frac{300}{T_H}\)
⇒ TH = 400 K
Finally, : Efficiency becomes \(\frac{1}{2}\)
∴\(\frac{1}{2}\)=1−\(\frac{300}{T_H}\)
∴TH=600 K
⇒ The temperature of the source increases by 200°C.
The correct option is (B) : Increases by 200°C.
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Carnot's Theorem:
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- ‘The efficiency of all reversible engines, working between the same two temperatures is the same, whatever the working substances’.
Carnot’s Ideal Heat Engine
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