A steam power plant is to generate 200 MW of power by combustion of natural gas. The available fuel can produce 5 × 10⁹ kJ/hr from heat of combustion. The available cold reservoir is a nearby lake, which has an average temperature of 25°C. Calculate the temperature of steam that must be generated for the turbines. Is this temperature a minimum or a maximum or neither? Why?

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