Question: A certain heat engine operating on a Carnot cycle absorbs 150 J of heat per cycle at its hot reservoir at 135C and has a

A certain heat engine operating on a Carnot cycle absorbs 150 J of heat per cycle at its hot reservoir at 135°C and has a thermal efficiency of 22.0%. 

(a) How much work does this engine do per cycle? 

(b) How much heat does the engine waste each cycle? 

(c) What is the temperature of the cold reservoir? 

(d) By how much does the engine change the entropy of the world each cycle? 

(e) What mass of water could this engine pump per cycle from a well 35.0 m deep

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