Chapter 38 of 2363 min read
Second law, heat engines, Carnot cycle
Why this is asked: Carnot efficiency, η = 1 − T2/T1 with temperatures in kelvin, depends only on the two reservoir temperatures, never on the working substance — no gas swap raises a reversible engine's efficiency between fixed temperatures.
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