In a hypothetical nuclear fusion reactor, the fuel is deuteriumgas at a temperature of 7* 108 K. If this gas could be used to operatea Carnot engine with TL = 100 C, what would be the engine’sefficiency? Take both temperatures to be exact and report youranswer to seven significant figures.

In a hypothetical nuclear fusion reactor, the fuel is deuteriumgas at a temperature of 7* 108 K. If this gas could be used to operatea Carnot engine with TL = 100 C, what would be the engine’sefficiency? Take both temperatures to be exact and report youranswer to seven significant figures.

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In a hypothetical nuclear fusion reactor, the fuel is deuterium
gas at a temperature of 7* 108 K. If this gas could be used to operate
a Carnot engine with TL = 100 C, what would be the engine’s
efficiency? Take both temperatures to be exact and report your
answer to seven significant figures.

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