Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
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Chapter 18 - The Laws of Thermodynamics - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 646: 52

Answer

a) 0.88 b) 300 J c) 8.3

Work Step by Step

(a) We know that $\eta=\frac{Work\space done}{Heat\space input}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $\eta=\frac{2200}{2500}=0.88$ (b) As $Heat \space provided=Work\space done+Heat\space discarded$ $\implies Heat\space discarded=Heat \space provided-Work\space done$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $Heat \space discarded=2500-2200=300J$ (c) We know that $\eta=1-\frac{T_{cold}}{T_{hot}}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $0.88=1-\frac{T_{cold}}{T_{hot}}$ $\implies \frac{T_{cold}}{T_{hot}} =0.12$ $\frac{T_{hot}}{T_{cold}}=8.33$
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