AP EAMCET202422 May 2024Evening ShiftPhysicsThermodynamicsActual
The efficiency of a Carnot heat engine is 25 % and the temperature of its source is 127^ C . Without changing the temperature of the source, if absolute temperature of the sink is decreased by 10 % , the efficiency of the engine is
Options
- A27.5 %
- B17.5 %
- C32.5 %
- D22.5 %
Correct answer
C. 32.5 %
Step-by-step solution
For car not engine, =25 %=0.25 aligned & T ₁=127^ C =(127+273) K =400 ~K & =1- T ₂ ~T ₁ & 0.25=1- T ₂ 400 & ~T ₂=300 ~K aligned In second case, T ₂^ =0.9 ~T ₂=0.9 300 =1- T₂^ T₁ =1- 0.9 300 400 =32.5 %