A Carnot engine operating between two reservoirs has efficiency 1/3. When the temperature of the cold reservoi…

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A Carnot engine operating between two reservoirs has efficiency $\frac{1}{3}$ . When the temperature of the cold reservoir is raised by $x$ , its efficiency decreases to $\frac{1}{6}$ . The value of $x$ , if the temperature of the hot reservoir is $99^\circ \text{C}$ , will be:

A
$16.5 \, \text{K}$
B
$33 \, \text{K}$
C
$66 \, \text{K}$
D
$62 \, \text{K}$

Accepted Answer

D. **$$62 \, 	ext{K}$$**

Answer

A. **$$16.5 \, 	ext{K}$$**

Answer

B. **$$33 \, 	ext{K}$$**

Answer

C. **$$66 \, 	ext{K}$$**

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