Question: A small Carnot engine operates between two identical bodies, each having a finite heat capacity C P , initially at temperatures T 1 and T

A small Carnot engine operates between two identical bodies, each having a finite heat capacity CP, initially at temperatures T1 and T2 respectively, as shown in the figure below. Heat flows from the higher temperature body to the lower temperature body until the two bodies eventually reach the same temperature, Tf. Calculate the total amount of work done by the Carnot engine before the temperatures of both bodies eventually reach the same temperature Tf. How would the result differ if the cold reservoir was large enough such that its temperature remains constant?
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A small Carnot engine operates between two

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