Suppose that there are two very large reservoirs of water, one at a temperature of 85.0 C,
Question:
Suppose that there are two very large reservoirs of water, one at a temperature of 85.0 °C, and one at a temperature of 17.0 °C. These reservoirs are brought into thermal contact long enough for 42030 J of heat to flow from the hot water to the cold water. Assume that the reservoirs are large enough so that the temperatures do not change significantly.
A) What is the total change in entropy resulting from this heat exchange between the hot water and the cold water?
B) Calculate the amount of energy made unavailable for work by this increase in entropy.
C) How much work could a Carnot engine do if it took in the given amount of heat (42030 J) from the hot water reservoir, and exhausting heat to the cold water reservoir?
Microeconomics
ISBN: 9781464146978
1st edition
Authors: Austan Goolsbee, Steven Levitt, Chad Syverson