Q337
Thermal efficiency of a Carnot engine can approach 100%, only when the temperature of the
A.
Cold reservoir approaches zero
B.
Hot reservoir approaches infinity
C.
Either A or B
AnswerD.
Neither A nor B
Answer: Option C
Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Since Efficiency of a Carnot engine is So, when the cold reservoir temperature is zero or when the hot reservoir temperature is infinity we can say that the efficiency is
But this is purely an impossible situation even under ideal conditions as given by second law of thermodynamics.