A heat engine takes in 340 J of energy from a hot reservoir and performs 22.0 J of work in each cycle. (a) Find the efficiency of the engine. % (b) Find the energy expelled to the cold reservoir in each cycle. J

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A heat engine takes in 340 J of energy from a hot reservoir and performs 22.0 J of work in each cycle.
(a) Find the efficiency of the engine.
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(b) Find the energy expelled to the cold reservoir in each cycle.
Transcribed Image Text:A heat engine takes in 340 J of energy from a hot reservoir and performs 22.0 J of work in each cycle. (a) Find the efficiency of the engine. % (b) Find the energy expelled to the cold reservoir in each cycle.
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Find the efficiency of the engine.

e=WQ×100=22.0 J340 J×100=0.065×100=6.5%

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