15. The temperature Tc of the cold reservoirs and the temperatures THof the hot reservoirs forfour Carnot heat engines are.Engine 1: Te=400 K and TH = 500 KEngine 2: Tc= 500 K and TH = 600 KEngine 3: Te-400 K and TH= 600 KEngine 2: Te= 600 K and TH = 800 KRank these engines according to their efficiencies, least to greatest.a. 1, 2, 3, 4b.1 and 2 ties, then 3 and 4 tiesc. 2, 1, 4, 3d. 1, 2, 4, 316. A container filled with a sample of an ideal gas at the pressure of 1.5 atm. The gas iscompressed isothermally to one-fourth of its original volume. What is the newpressure of the gas?a. 3 atmb. 4 atmc. 5 atmd. 6 atm17. The value of ywith increase in the degree of freedom of an idealgasa. Increasesb. Decreasesc. Remains constantd. All the above18. An air conditioner takes air from a room at 70 F and transfers it to the outdoors,which is at 95 «F. For each joule of electrical energy required to run the refrigerator,how many joules of heat are transferred from the room?a. 18Jb.19 Jс. 201d. 21 J

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15. The temperature Tc of the cold reservoirs and the temperatures Tuof the hot reservoirs for four Carnot heat engines are. Engine 1: Tem400 K and TH= 500 K Engine 2: Te= 500 K and TH = 600 K Engine 3: Te-400 K and TH = 600 K Engine 2: Te= 600 K and TH = 800 K Rank these engines according to their efficiencies, least to greatest. a. 1,2, 3, 4 b. I and 2 ties, then 3 and 4 ties c. 2, 1, 4, 3 d. 1, 2, 4, 3

15. The temperature Tc of the cold reservoirs and the temperatures Tuof the hot reservoirs for four Carnot heat engines are. Engine 1: Tem400 K and TH= 500 K Engine 2: Te= 500 K and TH = 600 K Engine 3: Te-400 K and TH = 600 K Engine 2: Te= 600 K and TH = 800 K Rank these engines according to their efficiencies, least to greatest. a. 1,2, 3, 4 b. I and 2 ties, then 3 and 4 ties c. 2, 1, 4, 3 d. 1, 2, 4, 3

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Chapter15: Thermodynamics

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