A carnot engine working between $$300$$ K and $$600$$ K has a work output of $$800$$ J per cycle, the amount of heat energy supplied to the engine from the source in each cycle is

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efficiency of carnot engine is η$$=1-T2T1$$  here $$T1=source$$ $$temperature(hot)=600K$$ (given)  $$T2=sink$$ $$temperature(cold)=300K$$ (given)  substitute in efficiency equation  η$$=1-300600$$ ⇒η$$=1$$−$$12$$ ⇒η$$=12$$  amount of heat energy supplied to engine is $$Q=$$?  η$$=Work$$ $$done(W)Heat$$ $$given(Q)substitute$$ value of η, and given $$W=800J$$ ⇒$$12=800Q$$  $$Q=1600$$ J

A carnot engine working between 300 K and 600 K has a work output of 800 J per cycle, the amount of heat energy supplied to the engine from the source in each cycle is

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