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A power cycle generates 450 kJ of work, with a heat input of 2000 kJ at 420 K, and a heat loss of 1600 kJ at 300 K. Determine whether such a cycle is in keeping with the first and second laws of thermodynamics, and if the cycle is internally reversible, irreversible, or impossible.

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A power cycle generates 450 kJ of work, with a heat input of 2000 kJ at 420 K, and-example-1
A power cycle generates 450 kJ of work, with a heat input of 2000 kJ at 420 K, and-example-2
A power cycle generates 450 kJ of work, with a heat input of 2000 kJ at 420 K, and-example-3
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