Heat Engines and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
A student proposes a heat engine that operates in a cycle and converts 100% of absorbed heat into work. This proposal is:
A
Possible if the engine operates at absolute zero
B
Possible if the engine operates reversibly
C
Possible if the engine uses an ideal gas as working fluid
D
Impossible due to the second law of thermodynamics
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