Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 20 - Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics - Problems - Page 607: 60

Answer

$ \epsilon = 13.1 \%$

Work Step by Step

To find the efficiency, we need to find the net work done and net input heat first $W_{net} = nRT_H ln(\frac{V_{max}}{V_{min}}) + nR(T_L - T_H )$ $W_{net} = (3.4 mol)(8.31 J/mol.K) (500K) ln(\frac{5}{2}) + (3.4) (8.31 J/mol.K) (200K - 500K)$ $W_{net} = 12944 J+ (-8476 J)$ $W_{net} = 4468 J $ Now find the input heat, $Q_{in}$ $Q_{in} =nRT_H ln(\frac{V_{max}}{V_{min}}) + nC_V(T_H - T_L ) $ $Q_{in} = (3.4 mol)(8.31 J/mol.K ) (500K) ln(\frac{5}{2}) + (3.4 mol)(5/2 \times 8.31 J/mol.K) (500K - 200K)$ $Q_{in} = 12944 J + 21191 J $ $Q_{in} = 34135 J $ Now we can find the effieciency $ \epsilon = \frac{W_{net}}{Q_{in}} \times 100 $ $ \epsilon = \frac{4468 J}{34135 J} \times 100 $ $ \epsilon = 13.1 \%$
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