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A Carnot Heat Engine Operates Between a Hot Reservoir at Absolute

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A Carnot heat engine operates between a hot reservoir at absolute temperature TH and a cold reservoir at absolute temperature TL.Its efficiency is:


A) TH/ TL
B) TL /TH
C) 1 - TH/ TL
D) 1 - TL /TH
E) 100%

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