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A toaster can be considered to be a heat engine that does no work. Heat flows through the toaster coils without being transformed into mechanical energy. What is the thermal effeciency of this example of a heat engine?

a) 0.50

b) 1

c) 0

d) -1

User Kevin Choi
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Answer: its 0

Explanation: Gradpoint

User Valery Kozlov
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the answer is b) 1 because the heat can only consist of 1 or less and if you take away the mechanical energy its 1
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