An automobile has an average power of 22 kW/hour for a trip. By a thermal efficiency of 30% how much fuel energy was used? What happened to all the energy? What change in entropy occurs when assuming ambient at 2000 C?

An automobile has an average power of 22 kW/hour for a trip. By a thermal efficiency of 30% how much fuel energy was used? What happened to all the energy? What change in entropy occurs when assuming ambient at 2000 C?

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