Two pounds of carbon dioxide (CO₂) as an ideal gas executes a Carnot power cycle while operating between thermal reservoirs at 480 and 100°F. The pressures at the initial and final states of the isothermal expansion are 400 and 200 lb//in², respectively. The specific heat ratio is k-1.24. Determine the thermal efficiency, the work for the isothermal expansion, in Btu, and the work for the adiabatic expansion, in Btu.

Two pounds of carbon dioxide (CO₂) as an ideal gas executes a Carnot power cycle while operating between thermal reservoirs at 480 and 100°F. The pressures at the initial and final states of the isothermal expansion are 400 and 200 lb//in², respectively. The specific heat ratio is k-1.24. Determine the thermal efficiency, the work for the isothermal expansion, in Btu, and the work for the adiabatic expansion, in Btu.

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