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

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Answer: A.

63.1%

Explanation: edmentum

If you have a heat engine with a hot reservoir of 515°C and a cold reservoir of 190°C-example-1
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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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