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A Carnot's engine has an efficiency of 50% at sink temperature 500C. Calculate the temperature of source. 

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a

1330C

b

1430C

c

1000C

d

3730C

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Efficiency of Carnot's engine,  η=1T2T1   …(i)

where, T2 is temperature of sink and T1 is the temperature of the source.

Here,   η=50%,T2=50C=50+273=323K

Putting these values in Eq. (i), we get 

50100=1323T1

 T=646K=373C

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A Carnot's engine has an efficiency of 50% at sink temperature 500C. Calculate the temperature of source.