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If you have a heat engine with a hot reservoir of 515 K and a cold reservoir of 190 K, what is the maximum possible thermal efficiency of the system?

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A. 63.1%

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The below text is what I believe you're talking about?

The equation for the thermal efficiency of a system is given by n = Tc/Thx100 where n is the thermal efficiency, Tc is the temperature of the cold reservoir and Th is the temperature of the hot reservoir. Dividing 190 by 515 gives us an efficiency of 36.9%.

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